B. A. Umesh vs Union of India - 2022 Supreme(SC) 1117

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1117

UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA
B. A. Umesh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Dr. Yug Mohit Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Prabu Ramasubramaniam, Adv. Ms. Payoshi Roy, Adv. Mr. Raghunatha Sethupathy B., Adv. Mr. K. Paari Vendhan, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG Mr. Sharath Nambiar, Adv. Mr. Vatsal Joshi, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv. Mr. Anuj Udupa, Adv. Mr. Nakul Changappa, Adv. Mr. Chitransh Sharma, Adv. Ms. Akriti Manubarwala, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Nikhil Goel, AAG Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, AOR Mr. Vishal Banshal, Adv. Ms. Rajeshwari Shankar, Adv. Mr. Niroop Sukrithy, Adv. Mohd. Nais, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 29.9.2021 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, dismissing Writ Petition No. 53944/2016 (GM-Res) preferred by the appellant herein. Said writ petition had prayed, inter alia, for following reliefs: -

(A) “Issue appropriate writs, orders or directions directing the Respondents to produce mercy files pertaining to the Petitioner, all the relevant papers and correspondence pertaining to the Petitioner’s mercy petition, for the perusal of the Court since the Petitioner has been able to show a grave, and unexceptionable delay in such processes as undertaken by the Respondents.

(B) Issue appropriate writs, orders or directions directing production of medical file of the Petitioner from prison from the date of his arrest.

(C) Issue appropriate writs, orders or directions and in particular a writ of Declaration, declaring that the execution of the sentence of death on the Petitioner (as communicated through letter dated 15.05.2013 - F.No.14/1/2011-Judicial Cell, Annexur

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1117

UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHAB. A. Umesh – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

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UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA
B. A. Umesh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent