New Delhi, July 15 -- The Supreme Court has adjourned till August 19 the hearing on a plea by Dara Singh seeking premature release, who has been convicted and sentenced to life in the 1999 triple-murder of missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons. The Court said it expects the committee to make a decision in the meantime.

A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi deferred the matter on Tuesday after the Odisha government sought a short adjournment, informing the Court that the committee tasked with deciding Singh's request had called for the relevant records, which were yet to be made available. The Court accordingly posted the matter for hearing on August 19.

"In the meantime, we expect that the Committee shall take its...