Rajoana's plea seeks commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment, citing the inordinate delay in the government deciding his mercy plea.
Rajoana, a former Punjab Police constable who has been in jail for 28 years awaiting execution, said in his plea that the Centre has not taken a decision on his March 25, 2012 mercy petition till date.
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