No hanging of Nirbhaya convicts until further order, says Delhi High Court
A number of petitions were filed against the hanging over the last one week.
A number of petitions were filed against the hanging over the last one week.
Mukesh Singh's mercy plea was rejected by the President on January 17.
They alleged that the Tihar jail authorities were creating hindrances in the filing of their petitions.
The Maharashtra government is beginning a trial run on keeping some restaurants and malls open 24x7.
Indira Jaising was among the signatories to write to the President to stop the execution of the convicts.
Earlier in the day, the President turned down the mercy petition of convict, Mukesh Singh.
He turned down the plea just hours after it was forwarded to him by the Union Home Ministry.
The signatories have urged President Ram Nath Kovind to stop the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case.
Mercy petition before President now the only option in execution scheduled for Jan 22.
Sunil Gupta, retired spokesperson & legal advisor of Tihar Jail, in a recent book, talks about the suspicious ‘suicide’ of the main accused in the…