<span style="color: #222222;">The government today informed Lok Sabha that four mercy petitions are pending under article 72 of the Constitution. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra said that under article 72 of the constitution there is no limitation of time within which the power conferred may be exercised.<br />'' <br />'' He clarified that mercy petitions are disposed of as expeditiously as possible.<br />''<br />''Mr Mishra informed that between 2012 and 2015 there were two mercy petitions pending. Whereas, in 2021, there were two pending mercy petitions.</span>