Hearing in the Supreme Court in the Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana case has been postponed. The mercy petition of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana in the murder case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh was heard in the Supreme Court yesterday. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on behalf of the Central Government, appeared before the bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Vishwanathan. He said that there is a need to consult several agencies before taking a decision on this matter. After this, Additional Solicitor General of the CBI KM. Nataraj also told the court that the situation is not conducive to taking any decision at present. After hearing the Central Government’s side, the court has adjourned the hearing for 4 weeks.
The court said that the matter is sensitive. The central government has sought time to take a decision. It is worth mentioning that during the hearing held on November 18, the Supreme Court had earlier directed the Secretary to the President to place the matter before President Draupadi Murmu for consideration and the bench had also requested the President to consider the petition within two weeks, but later in the afternoon, the bench stayed its own orders as Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta appeared before the court and requested that the matter ‘involves several sensitivities’ and hence it should be heard on Friday. The bench, accepting the Solicitor General’s request, had decided to hear the matter on November 25, but now the hearing of the matter has been postponed for four weeks.
