https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174396 Presidential clemency under Article 72 is a constitutional executive power distinct from judicial power, and the President may examine the merits and evidence of a finally decided criminal case without altering the judicial record. A condemned person has no enforceable right to an oral hearing on a mercy petition, though one may be granted at discretion. The Court found no need for additional judicially framed guidelines because the constitutional text and existing case law were sufficient. It also declined to reopen the settled constitutional validity of the death penalty, and the mercy petition was to be reconsidered in light of the ruling. en-us Fri, 16 Dec 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:49:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174396 Presidential clemency under Article 72 is a constitutional executive power distinct from judicial power, and the President may examine the merits and evidence of a finally decided criminal case without altering the judicial record. A condemned person has no enforceable right to an oral hearing on a mercy petition, though one may be granted at discretion. The Court found no need for additional judicially framed guidelines because the constitutional text and existing case law were sufficient. It also declined to reopen the settled constitutional validity of the death penalty, and the mercy petition was to be reconsidered in light of the ruling. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Dec 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174396