Overrriden
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Anonymous
(Querist) 25 June 2011
This query is : Resolved
Supreme Court has laid down in Triveni Ben's case that inordinate delay by the executive in the execution of death sentence will entitle the convict to claim that it should be commuted to life sentence. The earlier ruling By Justice Chinnapa Reddy in Vatheeswaran case is no more good law. That case decided that two years delay justifies commutation to life sentence. So what is time time limit to execute the death sentence.
Can I have the case law of triveni ben.
Sir one more question how to know that any judgment has been overridden by the appeal by the appellate authority.
thanks.
Tarun Thakur
(Expert) 25 June 2011
there is no time limit to execute death sentence. As after the decision of SC, there is procedure of mercy petition before president where petitions remain pending for years.
For judgments overridden u have to check the supreme court website.
