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Supreme Court Dismisses Death-Row Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case. President's Power Under Article 72 is Constitutional Duty Subject to Limited Judicial Review; No Grounds for Interference Established.

The petitioner, Vinay Sharma, a death-row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challengi...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Inordinate Delay in Deciding Mercy Petition — Delay of Over 8 Years Violates Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Balwant Singh, was convicted along with co-accused for the bomb blast that killed the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Beant Singh,...

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Supreme Court Upholds Commutation of Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Inordinate Delay and Solitary Confinement. Acquittal in Related Rape Case Not Considered in Mercy Petition, Violating Fundamental Rights.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Union of India against the High Court's order commuting the death sentence of respondent Dharam Pa...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Unexplained Delay in Mercy Petition. Unexplained delay of over 4 years by State in forwarding mercy petition violates Article 21 and warrants commutation.

The petitioner, Jagdish, was convicted for the murder of his wife and five children and sentenced to death by the trial court on 24.04.2006. The High ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Petition Challenging Rejection of Mercy Petition by President. Judicial Review of Presidential Mercy Petition Rejection is Limited to Grounds of Non-Application of Mind, Mala Fides, Extraneous Considerations, etc.

The petitioner, Akshay Kumar Singh, a death row convict, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging the rejection...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Disposal of Mercy Petition in Police Disciplinary Matter — No Statutory Right to Mercy Petition Exists. The court held that without a statutory right, a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to compel consideration of a mercy petition.

The petitioner, S. Balasubramanian, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the resp...

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Supreme Court of India Examines Impact of Execution Delays on Death Sentence Validity. Justice delayed for both convict and victim raises critical questions of constitutional rights and procedural fairness.

1. Factual Background Incident Date: November 1, 2007. Crime: Rape and murder of a company employee during a late-night commute. Accused: Purusho...