Tag: law commission
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Would India be justified in doing away with the Death Penalty?-Decoding the 262nd Law Commission Report
By Vershika Sharma, National Law University, Jodhpur. India is one of the 59 countries in the world that still retain death penalty even after the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/149 on 18-12-2007. 262nd Law Commission Report is the outcome of references made by the Supreme Court in death penalty matters to discuss and re-examine its…
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248th Law Commission Report: Salient Features
The 20th Law Commission of India in its 248th Report has recommended for a repeal of 72 obsolete laws. The recommendation of the repeal is given so the the new laws may meet the needs of the present society, economy and framework.