https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194496 The Supreme Court resolved the inconsistency in judicial views on the remission policy for life convicts by affirming that the policy applicable should be based on the date of the convict's conviction. The Court emphasized the unfettered nature of clemency powers under Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution, directing the State Government to calculate the respondent's sentence for remission purposes according to the policy in place at the time of his conviction (04.02.1993), considering his substantial period of actual imprisonment served by 12.02.2009. en-us Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:26:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194496 The Supreme Court resolved the inconsistency in judicial views on the remission policy for life convicts by affirming that the policy applicable should be based on the date of the convict's conviction. The Court emphasized the unfettered nature of clemency powers under Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution, directing the State Government to calculate the respondent's sentence for remission purposes according to the policy in place at the time of his conviction (04.02.1993), considering his substantial period of actual imprisonment served by 12.02.2009. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194496