Supreme Court Orders Listing Of Beant Singh Killer's Mercy Plea
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Balwant Singh Rajoana was convicted for his involvement in an explosion that killed Beant Singh and 16 others in 1995.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed its registry to list before a bench headed by Justice U U Lalit the plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, seeking commutation of his death penalty into life imprisonment.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Rajona, that his plea has not come up for hearing for the last six-seven months and, he is in jail for the last 25 years.
Mr Rohatgi sought urgent listing Rajona's plea before an appropriate bench which was allowed.
"Upon being mentioned by Mukul Rohatgi, senior counsel appearing for the petitioner, we direct the Registry to list the matter before a Bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit," said the bench, also comprising justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli.
