New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has “no problem” with commutation of death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life term and the petition in this regard has to be allowed in view of the court’s verdict that delay in deciding mercy pleas can be a ground for such relief.
“This is a case which has to be allowed because the mercy petition of the convict was decided after a delay of eight years,” Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati told the bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam which said that a short order will be pronounced on March 31.
The AG also said that he was making the submissions to this effect as the Centre’s petition challenging the judgement, in which it was held that inordinate delay by government in deciding mercy plea of death row convicts can be a ground for commuting their sentence.
