Tag: judicial review
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Judicial Review over Presidential Pardon: Analysing the case of Epuru Sudhakar v. State of Andhra Pradesh
By Sandhya Shyamsundar, WBNUJS, Kolkata. “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” – Abraham Lincoln Since time immemorial, the principles of Justice and Mercy have seemed incompatible. After all, the notion of justice involves dispensing of deserved punishment befitting the crime whereas Mercy is all about pardon and compassion for the…
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Constitutionality of National Tax Tribunal in India
The proposal for the formation of NTT was initiated in late 1980’s by the ‘Arrears Committee’. It was during the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) regime in 2003 that the National Tax Tribunal Bills and ordinance came into existence.