Khanna sent back mercy file to MHA endorsing SC’s order months ago. The blame for indecision over the fate of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who is facing death sentence, lies squarely at the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) door. Top sources said that the Delhi Government sent its opinion endorsing the Supreme Court order to the MHA a few months ago. The MHA has so far failed to process the file to be put up before the President of India.