The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain Centre’s plea seeking a stay on a Delhi High Court order for simultaneous execution of all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta contended that the moment authorities move for death warrant, the one accused, who is yet to exhaust mercy petition to the President and curative petition, would move the mercy plea to stall execution of all convicts on death row.
A bench headed by Justice R. Banumathi and comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and A.S. Bopanna insisted that the Centre should move the trial court for issuance of fresh date for death warrants.
“If nothing is pending then you (Centre) can ask for fresh warrants,” said Justice Bhushan.
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