Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 347 · Decided 25 April 2014
Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 347 · [2014] 5 S.C.R. 724
- Case number
- WRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 48/2014
- Decided
- 25 April 2014
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI, N.V. RAMANA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 45, 53; CrPC Section 432(2), 432, 435; Constitution Article 32, 72
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Art. 32 and Arts. 72 and 161 rlw Art. 145(3) - Death sentence commuted by Supreme Court - Decision of State Government to grant remission to seven accused of Rajiv Gandhi assassin§ltion case - Letter by State Government to 0 Central Government - Writ petition by Central Government seeking to quash the said letter - Issues regarding meaning of 'imprisonment for life', power of executives, both the Centre and the State, to grant remission, consideration for remission by executive once power of remission under Arts. 72, 161 or under Art.
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