SC questions Centre over 15-year delay in deciding mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in Punjab CM Beant Singh’s 1995 assassination.
Read Full ArticleSC directs Centre to decide by March 18 on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s mercy plea in the 1995 assassination case of Punjab CM Beant Singh.
SC grants Centre 4 more weeks to decide mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana in Beant Singh assassination case, citing sensitivities.
SC directs President to decide death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s mercy plea in 2 weeks, warns of intervention if delay persists. Hearing on Dec 5.
SC denies interim relief to death row convict Rajoana; grants Punjab two weeks to respond on plea over delay in mercy petition. Next hearing on Nov 18.
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