SC verdict on Mahendra Das deferred till March 13

The Supreme Court is expected to decide on the fate of Mahendra Das on March 13 when it will be delivering the final judgment on the Special Leave Petition filed by death-row convict Mahendra Nath Das.

The court was to deliver its verdict on Thursday. But it was deferred to March 13. His mercy petition was rejected by the President after an inordinate delay of 12 years and plea for commutation to life imprisonment on this ground was dismissed by the Gauhati High Court.