The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-refuses-to-entertain-pil-seeking-guidelines-for-frisking-of-students-during-examinations-235264">Supreme Court</a> on Friday once again refused to put an interim stay on the installation of CCTV cameras in government schools in Delhi.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta, and Justice Aniruddha Bose had earlier in May refused to the pass an interim order to stay the Delhi government`s decision to install 1.5 lakh CCTV cameras and issued a notice to the government.

Petitioner Amber Tickoo, a third-year law student at National Law University, through advocate Jai Dehadrai had sought directions to the government to install CCTV cameras in classrooms and live-streaming the feeds to the parents of the children.

The petitioner told the court that the government did not take the permission of parents and teachers before taking the decision and submitted that the cameras would "live-stream footage of adolescent students to random strangers".

"Providing a live feed to anyone with a user ID and password jeopardizes the safety and security of young girls... and shall directly give rise to incidents of stalking and voyeurism," the petition said.

The government`s move violates the fundamental right to privacy, it argued."

The decision was in direct contravention to the verdict of the Supreme Court which has unequivocally upheld that Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/ayushmann-khurranas-article-15-wins-big-at-london-indian-film-festival-232101&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiV1ca0oK_jAhWMKY8KHWUbCm4QFjAJegQIBhAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw0P1HVM_qanAnS0xvYZAkdl">Article</a> 21 of the Constitution of <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-to-receive-below-average-monsoon-rains-in-next-two-weeks-imd-235233&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjMvITOn6_jAhUHiXAKHaRyCFwQFjAIegQIARAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw37FkdrGQgtsmfhVT8uwxsY">India</a>," the petition added.

It added that no steps have been taken to protect the data recorded by the CCTV cameras and the data is prone to hacking and poses a serious threat to the privacy and security of the children as well as teachers.

The Supreme Court on Friday once again refused to put an interim stay on the installation of CCTV cameras in government schools in Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta, and Justice Aniruddha Bose had earlier in May refused to the pass an interim order to stay the Delhi government`s decision to install 1.

The Supreme Court on Friday once again refused to put an interim stay on the installation of CCTV cameras in government schools in Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta, and Justice Aniruddha Bose had earlier in May refused to the pass an interim order to stay the Delhi government`s decision to install 1.5 lakh CCTV cameras and issued a notice to the government. Petitioner Amber Tickoo, a third-year law student at National Law University, through advocate Jai Dehadrai had sought directions to the government to install CCTV cameras in classrooms and live-streaming the feeds to the parents of the children. The petitioner told the court that the government did not take the permission of parents and teachers before taking the decision and submitted that the cameras would "live-stream footage of adolescent students to random strangers". "Providing a live feed to anyone with a user ID and password jeopardizes the safety and security of young girls... and shall directly give rise to incidents of stalking and voyeurism," the petition said. The government`s move violates the fundamental right to privacy, it argued." The decision was in direct contravention to the verdict of the Supreme Court which has unequivocally upheld that Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," the petition added. It added that no steps have been taken to protect the data recorded by the CCTV cameras and the data is prone to hacking and poses a serious threat to the privacy and security of the children as well as teachers.

Supreme Court refuses to stay installation of CCTV cameras in Delhi government schools

The year 2017 saw a significant drop of nearly 27 per cent in the award of death penalty by sessions courts across the country, a report published by the National Law University (NLU) said.&nbsp;

The report titled &#39;Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics for the year 2017&#39; said that in 2016, 149 persons were sentenced to death, while only 109 convicts were awarded capital punishment in 2017.&nbsp;

Out of the 109 death punishments awarded by sessions courts last year, the high courts commuted 53 cases and acquitted 35 persons, it said. However, the report also showed an increase in a number of convicts sent to gallows for murders involving sexual violence in the year 2017.

It said 43 convicts were awarded death for murders involving sexual violence in 2017, which is 19 more than the year before. Among the states, Maharashtra tops the list with 67 prisoners in death row. The state had 47 death row prisoners in 2016, the report said.&nbsp;

However, the death row population in Karnataka has reduced from 27 in 2016 to 12 in 2017, owing to various commutations and acquittals by the high court.&nbsp;

The report also revealed that as on December 31, 2017, a total of 371 prisoners are on death row across the country. The President of India disposed nine mercy petitions previous year, as compared to six during 2016, it said, adding five out of the nine disposed petitions were rejected and the other four were commuted.

Maharashtra tops the list with 67 prisoners in death row

The year 2017 saw a significant drop of nearly 27 per cent in the award of death penalty by sessions courts across the country, a report published by the National Law University (NLU) said. The report titled 'Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics for the year 2017' said that in 2016, 149 persons were sentenced to death, while only 109 convicts were awarded capital punishment in 2017. Out of the 109 death punishments awarded by sessions courts last year, the high courts commuted 53 cases and acquitted 35 persons, it said. However, the report also showed an increase in a number of convicts sent to gallows for murders involving sexual violence in the year 2017. It said 43 convicts were awarded death for murders involving sexual violence in 2017, which is 19 more than the year before. Among the states, Maharashtra tops the list with 67 prisoners in death row. The state had 47 death row prisoners in 2016, the report said. However, the death row population in Karnataka has reduced from 27 in 2016 to 12 in 2017, owing to various commutations and acquittals by the high court. The report also revealed that as on December 31, 2017, a total of 371 prisoners are on death row across the country. The President of India disposed nine mercy petitions previous year, as compared to six during 2016, it said, adding five out of the nine disposed petitions were rejected and the other four were commuted.

27% drop in award of death penalty in 2017: NLU report

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Supreme Court refuses to stay installation of CCTV cameras in Delhi government schools

27% drop in award of death penalty in 2017: NLU report