https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301123 Death sentence review petitions were treated as a distinct constitutional class because the right to life is directly engaged and the consequence is irreversible. The Court held that such reviews require a limited oral hearing in open Court as part of a fair, just and reasonable procedure, while the general rule permitting review by circulation continues to apply to other review petitions. It also affirmed that death sentence matters should be heard by a Bench of at least three Judges, but declined to require five Judges or the addition of Judges at the review stage. A separate challenge based on prior incarceration and related grounds was rejected. en-us Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:46:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301123 Death sentence review petitions were treated as a distinct constitutional class because the right to life is directly engaged and the consequence is irreversible. The Court held that such reviews require a limited oral hearing in open Court as part of a fair, just and reasonable procedure, while the general rule permitting review by circulation continues to apply to other review petitions. It also affirmed that death sentence matters should be heard by a Bench of at least three Judges, but declined to require five Judges or the addition of Judges at the review stage. A separate challenge based on prior incarceration and related grounds was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301123