- Shatrughan Chauhan Case: delay in disposing mercy petition can be grounds for commutating capital punishment to life imprisonment
- excessive delays violative of FR 21
- overruled Devender Singh Bhullar Case where court said that terror convic can’t seek commutation on ground of delay
- MoHA must place recommendations on mercy petitions in front of Prez ASAP
- rejection of mercy petition must be communicated to convict and family in writing
- post mortem to be handed to family in writing
See also: Clemency Powers of President