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Beant Singh killing: SC directs Centre to decide Rajoana's plea for commut
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide within two months mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was awarded the death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
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SC reserves order on plea of death row convict, who claims to be kept in s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court reserved the judgement on a petition of a death row convict challenging the Karnataka High Court order which dismissed his plea challenging the executability of his death sentence, pursuant to the rejection of his mercy petition filed b
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Savarkar was first to suggest "two-nation theory": Chhattisgarh CM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Taking a dig on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his comment that "Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British government on Mahatma Gandhi's request", Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupeh Baghel on Wednesday said that it was Savarkar wh
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Brinda Karat alleges Rajnath's comments on Savarkar 'lies'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Brinda Karat on Wednesday alleged that Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is lying over his comment that "on Mahatma Gandhi's request, Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British".
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BJP will soon declare Savarkar as 'father of nation': Owaisi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 13 (ANI): Slamming Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his comment that "on Mahatma Gandhi's request, Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British", AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday alleged that the BJP will soon declare Vinayak Damodar Savar
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Gandhi asked Savarkar to file mercy plea before British: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Noting that there had been "deliberate attempts to defame" Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that it was on Mahatma Gandhi's request that he wrote mercy petitions to the British.
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Amroha death row convict Shabnam files fresh mercy plea before UP Governor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Amroha death row inmate, Shabnam, who was convicted for killing seven members of her family in April 2008, on Friday filed another mercy petition before Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.
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SC seeks Centre's reply in plea for guidelines for time bound disposal of
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking directions for issuance of guidelines for time bound disposal of clemency and mercy petitions for cases in which death penalty have been awarded.
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Pak claims Kulbhushan Jadhav has refused to file review petition, wants to
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan has claimed that Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav has refused to file a review petition and wants to go ahead with his pending mercy plea.
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Plea filed in SC seeking guidelines for time-bound disposal of clemency, m
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for issuance of guidelines for disposal of clemency and mercy petitions for cases in which death penalty has been awarded, in a time-bound manner.
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SC dismisses Nirbhaya convict's plea challenging rejection of mercy petiti
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by Akshay Singh Thakur, one of the death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Nirbhaya convict approaches SC challenging rejection of mercy petition
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): One of the death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, Akshay Singh Thakur, on Thursday moved to the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India.
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