The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea for expeditious decision on the mercy petition filed by Swami Shraddhanand, the 87-yr-old self-styled godman who has been in jail since 31 years following conviction for the murder of his wife Shakereh Khaleeli (granddaughter of Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail).

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi dismissed the case as withdrawn, after hearing Advocate Varun Thakur . Notably, Justice Maheshwari wondered why 6 adjournments were given in the case and expressed that it would have been dismissed on the first date itself had it come before his bench.

Thakur pleaded before the Court that Shraddhanand is extremely sick and has been in jail since 31 years without a single day of parole. However, the bench was not convinc

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