Attorney General R. Venkataramani has written to the Centre on setting up a committee of experts to examine the prevalent mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging in the country, the Supreme Court was apprised on Tuesday.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justices J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was told by senior advocate Sonia Mathur, appearing for the Centre, that a letter has been written by the Attorney General for India to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on setting up of the panel and seeking its suggestions to be submitted in the court on the issue.
Mr. Mathur also said that the topmost law officer was unavailable and travelling and hence the hearing may be deferred.
