Pawan Kumar Gupta vs State Of Nct Of Delhi

The Supreme Court, in a writ petition under Article 32, examined the rejection of a mercy petition by the President of India, emphasizing that the petitioner's claim of juvenility had not been conclusively determined. The Court reiterated that judicial review of presidential decisions on mercy petitions is limited to grounds such as lack of application of mind, mala fides, and arbitrariness, as established in Epuru Sudhakar & Another v. Govt. of A.P. The Court ultimately upheld the rejection of the mercy petition, finding no merit in the petitioner's claims.