Supreme Court to hear death row convict Mukesh Singh's plea against dismissal of mercy plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the writ plea     of one of the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case. Mukesh moved the court on Monday challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by President of India Ram Nath Kovind. The three-judge bench of the Apex Court will begin the hearing at 12:30 pm on Tuesday. The 32-year old convict, submitted the plea last week. His mercy plea was dismissed by the President on January 17.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices B.R Gavai and Surya Kant said, "If somebody is going to be hanged, then nothing can be more urgent than this." Later in the day, the mentioning officer considered the urgency of Mukesh Singh's plea and listed it before a three-judge bench comprising Justices R. Bhanumathi, Ashok Bhushan, and A.S. Bopanna. The court had asked his counsel to approach the mentioning officer as the hanging is scheduled on February 1. 

2012 Delhi gang-rape case: Supreme Court to hear today, a plea filed by one of the Nirbhaya case convicts, Mukesh, against rejection of his mercy petition by the President. pic.twitter.com/6kJESEwUJW

— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2020