Decide Rajoana’s mercy plea by March 18, SC tells Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to decide by March 18, 2025, on the mercy petition of the death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to decide by March 18, 2025, on the mercy petition of the death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana.
The bench said it would not be within its domain to delve upon the decision of the competent authority to defer taking of any decision at present.
The Union government had approved the commutation of Rajoana’s death sentence to life imprisonment as a humanitarian gesture in 2019.
Amit Shah's statement is in contrary to reports circulated last month that the Centre has commuted the death sentence of ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh killer, Balwant Singh Rajoana, to life term.
Beant Singh and 16 others were killed in an explosion outside the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh on August 31, 1995.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday urged the Centre to commute the sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has…
