EX-CM Beant Singh Assassination| Supreme Court to Examine Convict’s Balwant Singh’s Mercy Plea in March 18 if No Action by Centre

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has today (20th Jan) stated that it will either wait for the Union Government to take a decision or will proceed to decide on the merits of a mercy petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana. This petition seeks to reduce his death sentence to life imprisonment. The petition has been pending before the President of India since 2012.