Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 133 · Decided 5 March 1998
Swaran Singh v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 133 · [1998] 2 S.C.R. 206
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5962/1994
- Decided
- 5 March 1998
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, K.T. THOMAS, M. SRINIVASAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 161
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 161-Power of Governor to grant remission of punishment-Conviction for murder-Accused sentenced to c imprisonment for life-Remission petition to Governor-Concealment of material facts-Remission granted-Held, Governor not posted with material facts-Deprived of petition to be considered afresh. Judicial review-Orders passed by Governor under Article of 161 of D the Constitution of India-Held, is subject to judicial review if the powers are exercised arbitrarily mala fide or in absolute disregard to Constitutionalism. The third respondent an M.
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