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The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that President Ram Nath Kovind is seized of the matter pertaining to Balwant S Rajoana s plea seeking commutation of the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh s assassination case, and a decision will be taken on it.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Centre, that Rajoana had assassinated a former chief minister on the issue of âKhalistanâ a demand for separate statehood for Sikhs.
âThe process has started and the President will take a decision. This a case where the convict is accused of assassinating a former CM on the issue of âKhalistanâ,â Mehta told the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.
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The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that President Ram Nath Kovind is seized of the matter pertaining to Balwant S Rajoana s plea seeking commutation of the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh s assassination case, and a decision will be taken on it.
The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that President Ram Nath Kovind is seized of the matter pertaining to Balwant S Rajoana s plea seeking commutation of the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh s assassination case, and a decision will be taken on it. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by Solicitor General Tu
President is seized of Balwant S Rajoana s plea for commutation of death penalty, Centre to SC
Rajoana, a former Punjab Police constable, was convicted for his involvement in an explosion outside the Punjab civil secretariat that killed Beant Singh and 16 others in 1995.
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NEW DELHI: The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that President Ram Nath Kovind is seized of the matter pertaining to Balwant S Rajoana s plea seeking commutation of the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh s assassination case, and a decision will be taken on it.
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The Supreme Court Monday granted the last chance to the Centre to decide within two weeks on Balwant S Rajoana s plea seeking commutation of the death penalty in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh s assassination case. The Centre sought three weeks to decide on the plea saying the government is examining the issue and needs time under the present circumstance.
A bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, why does government needs three weeks, what is it doing? Â
The bench said that three weeks time sounds unreasonable to us. We had told you to do it by January 26. Today is January 25.Â
Beant Singh Assassination: SC Gives Last Chance To Centre To Decide On Death Penalty Why does government need three weeks, what is it doing? the bench with Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-25T13:20:18+05:30 Beant Singh Assassination: SC Gives Last Chance To Centre To Decide On Death Penalty outlookindia.com 2021-01-25T13:39:27+05:30
The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre two weeks to decide on Balwant S Rajoana s plea seeking a commutation of death penalty in case related to former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh s assassination.