Supreme Court Orders Creation Of Dedicated Cells For Mercy Petition Disposal

Tuesday, 10 December 2024Newsdesk

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih said the dedicated cell shall be responsible for the prompt processing of mercy petitions within the time frame laid down by the respective governments.

New Delhi 10 December 2024

As per news report of NDTV,The Supreme Court on Monday passed a slew of directions for early disposal of mercy petitions filed by convicts, and directed that a dedicated cell shall be constituted by the home department or the prison department of the state governments/Union Territories for dealing with such petitions.

Source - NDTV