Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Division Bench's Dismissal of Letters Patent Appeal as Not Maintainable in Death Sentence Commutation Case Based on Delay in Mercy Petitions. The Court Held That Proceedings Seeking Commutation on Ground of Delay Are Independent and Not Connected With the Merits of Conviction, Thus an Intra-Court Appeal Is Maintainable.
9 Dec 2021The Supreme Court of India heard appeals arising from a judgment of the Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which had dismissed Letters...
