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Delhi Riots Bail Hearing: ASG Opposes Bail, Highlights Right to Life and Public Safety The ongoing legal proceedings regarding the Delhi riots of December 2019 and February 2020 took center stage in the Delhi High Court, where the police opposed the bail pleas of multiple accused individuals. The case sheds light on the intricate balance between individual rights and collective safety . Right to Life: A Comprehensive Perspective The Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sharma , representing the Delhi police, argued vehemently against granting bail to the accused, stressing that the right to life should not be viewed solely in favor of the accused. The ASG highlighted the loss of lives during the riots, emphasizing that the victims and injured also had their right to life violated. He asserted that the violence, which led to 53 deaths and hundreds of injuries , was the result of a planned conspiracy orchestrated by forces hostile to India. Details of the Incident and Casualt...

Supreme Court Puts Order on Hold: Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea to be Heard on November 25   In a significant turn of events, the Supreme Court of India put on hold its earlier directive requiring the President of India to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death-row prisoner convicted for the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court, responding to the Centre's request, will now hear the matter on November 25, 2024. Background: The Case of Balwant Singh Rajoana Balwant Singh Rajoana, a member of the Babbar Khalsa militant group, was sentenced to death for his role in the 1995 assassination of Beant Singh , who was killed in a bomb explosion in Chandigarh. Rajoana has been in prison for nearly 29 years , much of this time on death row.   The assassination was a high-profile incident, reflecting the volatile political environment in Punjab during the 1990s. Beant Singh was targeted for his efforts to combat militancy...