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Basics of Mercy Petition Who can file? oAnybody, including foreign nationals, can send a mercy petition with regard to such a person to the President. President is not the only authority and mercy pleas can also be sent to the Governors, can not pardon a death sentence but can suspend, remit or commute a sentence of death. Time Frame: oThere is no maximum time-limit within which a mercy petition has to be decided. Is president bound to act in accordance of advice of Council of Ministers? oYes. MHA recommends the President as what to be done with a mercy petition. Under the settled law, including judgments of the Supreme Court, the President is bound by the advice of the Union council of ministers while deciding mercy petitions. What is Role of Ministry of Home Affairs? oThe recommendation of the MHA can be accepted as the view of the entire council of ministers on the subject because under the Transaction of Business Rules of the Government of India, the MHA is the Ministry charged with making recommendations with regard to mercy petitions by those on death row. In one case, then Former President Kalam had returned the file of a convict, saying he didn’t agree with the recommendation of the MHA with regard to that particular case. He was of the view that the convict deserved to get his death sentence commuted to life without parole. However, the MHA refused to abide by his view. Is Mercy petition subject to Judicial Review? oYes.