Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday was told by the Delhi government that Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung had said he was against carrying out of the death sentence on terror convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar given his psychiatric condition.
Significantly, while notice on Bhullar and his wife Navneet Kaur’s curative petition was issued Jan 31, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s government placed before the apex court the opinion rendered by the lt. governor Jan 6 without itself giving a fresh look to the matter. What has been placed before the apex court is Jung’s opinion and the facts leading to it.
In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the Delhi government said that after considering the report of the medical board that examined Bhullar, Jung had observed that “on principles of human ethics and natural justice I cannot bring myself to recommend the rejection of the mercy petition of Navneet Kaur”.
After considering the medical board’s report, Jung in his Jan 6 comment had said: “While in the medical sense the convict is not in a vegetative state, the chances of his full recovery are minimal.” In the affidavit filed by Principal Secretary, Home, Archna Arora said that with Jung’s approval, the comments were forwarded to the union home ministry on January 20. (IANS)