New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- The central government on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction on the timelines and process for death-row convicts to use mercy and curative petitions, in a move that comes against the backdrop of death-row convicts in the December 2012 gang-rape and murder case using the garb of due process to delay their executions. The government, in its petition, urged the court to adopt a victim-centric approach in heinous crimes so that the faith of the public in judicial process is not shaken.HTC...