Supreme Court of India · 2020-03-19
Akshay Kumar Singh vs Union Of India
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2020 SUPREME COURT 1494
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Akshay Kumar Singh
- Respondent
- Union Of India
- Bench
- A.S. Bopanna, Ashok Bhushan, R. Banumathi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed a writ petition challenging the rejection of a mercy petition by the President of India. The petitioner argued that the established principles for considering mercy petitions were not adhered to. The court examined the procedural aspects of the mercy petition process and ultimately upheld the rejection, emphasizing the importance of following due process in such matters.