Navneet Kaur vs State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the Curative Petition filed by Navneet Kaur seeking commutation of her husband Devender Pal Singh Bhullar's death sentence to life imprisonment due to an 8-year delay in the disposal of his mercy petition under Article 72 of the Constitution. The Court reaffirmed that unreasonable delay in mercy petition disposal constitutes a supervening circumstance warranting commutation, as established in Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. vs. Union of India. However, the Court ultimately dismissed the petition, maintaining that sympathy cannot be extended in cases involving TADA convictions.