India
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 26, 1950; amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law; partial review of legislative acts by the judiciary
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and People's Assembly (Lok Sabha)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President and serve until 65 years of age
RELIGIONS
80% Hindu; 11% Muslims; 2% Christians; 2% Sikhs; Buddhist minorities and others
From the country
- OCTOBER 18, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 18, the TADA Court, Chennai, had fixed November...
On October 18, the TADA Court, Chennai, had fixed November 5 for the hanging of the four condemned prisoners
- OCTOBER 8, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, the Supreme Court rejected the petitions...
On October 8, the Supreme Court rejected the petitions filed by Nalini, her husband Murugan, Suthenthiraja and Perarivalan alias Arivu seeking review of the verdict, by a 2:1 majority
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Ashraf Kabir of India was beheaded...
On September 17, Ashraf Kabir of India was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, the Supreme Court, comprising Justice G
On September 17, the Supreme Court, comprising Justice G
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In September, the Supreme Court refused to commute...
In September, the Supreme Court refused to commute the death sentence to a life term for Dharmendra and Narendra, who brutally murdered 5 members of a family, including 3 children on the night between May 26-27, 1994
- AUGUST 25, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, Judge M
On August 25, Judge M
- AUGUST 22, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 22, Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta...
On August 22, Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta held Janesh, 35, a resident of Rajpur Road, guilty of raping and murdering his 17-year-old daughter two years ago and sentenced him to death by hanging
- AUGUST 6, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 6, an Indian man was executed in the Red...
On August 6, an Indian man was executed in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling an unspecified quantity of heroin into the kingdom
- JULY 22, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 22, a division Bench of the High Court, ordered...
On July 22, a division Bench of the High Court, ordered that Narayanram Chaudhary (21) and Jeetu Gehlot (24) be hanged until dead for murdering 7 members of the Rathi family, in Pune 5 years ago
- JUNE 16, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 16, faced with a tough election, Chief Minister...
On June 16, faced with a tough election, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu focused on women to bring in the votes and advocated the death sentence for rapists
- JUNE 8, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 8, the Supreme Court stayed till July 19 the...
On June 8, the Supreme Court stayed till July 19 the execution of the death sentence on the four convicts, to enable the court to consider their review petition, in which the four have asked the court to consider the former prime minister's killing as a c
- MAY 28, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 28, an Indian was beheaded in Rjad, Saudi Arabia,...
On May 28, an Indian was beheaded in Rjad, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling cocaine and heroin