R.K.AGRAWAL, M.SATHYANARAYANAN
S. A. Miyajan – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
The writ petitioner, as party-in-person, has filed this writ petition praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the pardoning power of His Excellency, the President of India, regarding death sentence relating to Article 72(1)(c) of the Constitution of India and quash the same.
2. In the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition, the petitioner would aver among other things that he is a senior citizen and social worker and he is interested in doing special work affecting the society at large and to suggest ways and means to rectify the mistakes and his primary work is confined for the welfare of the society throughout the country. The petitioner would further aver that on an earlier occasion, he took up a public cause with regard to the abstinence on work by advocates and in this regard, he has filed W.P.No.33028/2007 and this Court, by order dated 01.09.2008, has directed the respondents therein to desist from doing anything which would result in abstinence from courts and the efforts taken by the petitioner was also appreciated.
3. According to the petitioner when an accused involved in a murder case, after full fledged trial,
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