New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday assured the Supreme Court that death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar will not be executed till it takes a decision on a fresh mercy plea on medical grounds.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam asked the Centre to take a decision on the mercy plea quickly as "delay of every day is a torture for the convict".
It granted two weeks time to the Centre to take a decision and posted the case for hearing on March 10.
Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati informed the Supreme Court about the report sent by Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor in which he had not favoured execution of Bhullar’s death sentence.
Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, in his report sent to the Centre, said, "On principles of human ethics and natural justice, I cannot bring myself to recommend the rejection of the mercy petition of Bhullar’s wife"
