- Article 72 is placed in Part V (The Union), Chapter I (The Executive) of the Constitution, which deals with the Union Executive. - While the pardoning power affects judicial pronouncements, it is a power exercised by the head of the Executive branch of government. - The power is exercised on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, consistent with the nature of executive actions in a parliamentary system. - This power falls under the category of executive clemency or mercy power.
Power of the President to grant pardons etc. is a
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010 · Topic: The President (Judicial Powers (including Pardoning Power))
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