President Ram Nath Kovind rejects mercy plea of another Nirbhaya case convict Akshay Kumar Singh
Ministry of Home Affairs officials confirmed on Wednesday (February 5) that President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four convicts facing execution in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
Feb 05, 2020, 21:18 PM IST
Breaking news: Delhi HC directs all 4 Nirbhaya convicts to avail all legal remedies within 7 days
All four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case have been directed by the Delhi High Court to avail all their legal remedies within the next seven days. Passing the order on Wednesday (February 5, 2020), Delhi High Court judge Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that no doubt the Nirbhaya case was a heinous crime and the convicts will take every remedy available.
The four convicts on death row are Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur. The court observed that Mukesh Singh can not be segregated from other accused for the reason that he availed all his legal remedies in time. So, all the four - Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur - will be hanged together.
The order came on a petition filed by the Centre challenging a Delhi sessions court's order which stayed the death warrants issued against the four convicts.
On February 4, 2020, Nirbhaya's parents' lawyer had sought an early disposal of the matter.
The Centre had moved the Delhi High Court through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to challenge the January 31 order of Patiala House Court Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana.
Feb 05, 2020, 15:17 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court verdict on hanging of four rape convicts today
The High Court verdict will also decide if all guilty can be hanged together or those whose mercy petitions have been rejected can be executed earlier.
Feb 05, 2020, 09:08 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court verdict on plea against stay on death warrants on February 5
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had reserved the order on Sunday after holding special hearing over the weekend. Earlier in the day, the counsel for Nirbhaya`s parents made an urgent mentioning before Justice Kait, seeking early disposal of Nirbhaya matter.
Nirbhaya case: Delhi High court reserves judgement on Centre's plea challenging stay on execution of convicts
The Delhi HC had issued a notice to Tihar jail authorities and the Nirbhaya convicts and sought their response on a plea moved by the Ministry of Home Affairs challenging the stay on convicts execution.
Feb 02, 2020, 18:37 PM IST
Stay on Nirbhaya case convicts' hanging: Delhi High Court to hear Centre's plea on February 2
The court passed the order while hearing the petition filed by Centre and the Tihar Jail authorities challenging the trial court`s order which had stayed the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.
Feb 01, 2020, 21:23 PM IST
Top news of the day, February 1, 2020
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (February 1) proposed to simplify the Income-Tax law while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament to provide relief to individual taxpayers.
Feb 01, 2020, 20:51 PM IST
President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya rape convict Vinay Sharma
This is the second mercy plea to be rejected by the President in the horrific Dec 16 gangrape-murder case.
Feb 01, 2020, 10:58 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: Convicts finding loopholes in law to delay hanging, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after court postpones execution
Taking to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, he asserted that the rapists of Nirbhaya were finding the loopholes of the law to delay the verdict of hanging.
Jan 31, 2020, 19:50 PM IST
Nirbhaya gangrape-murder convicts' execution postponed until further orders
In a major development, the Delhi court on Friday (January 31) stayed the execution of Nirbhaya rape convicts till further orders.
Jan 31, 2020, 17:44 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Supreme court reserves verdict on convicts' execution
This petition demands the top court to reconsider its January 20 decision in which it had rejected Pawan's plea.
Jan 31, 2020, 13:39 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear Centre's plea on victim-centre guidelines
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta contended the convicts on death row eventually make gains from the loopholes in the guidelines, which eventually end up being accused-centric instead of victim-and society-centric.
Jan 31, 2020, 13:36 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Delhi Court to hear convicts plea for stay on execution
In Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, Patiala House Court on Friday (January 31) will hear the plea of death row convicts seeking a stay on the date of the execution on Saturday (February 1).
Jan 31, 2020, 08:52 AM IST
Nirbhaya case convict Vinay writes to President, seeks submission of his side 'verbally'
Nirbhaya rape and murder case convict Vinay Sharma requested the President to spare time so that his lawyer AP Singh should submit his side before him verbally.
Jan 30, 2020, 10:06 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court to hear convict Akshay Thakur's curative petition today
Akshay is seeking commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Jan 30, 2020, 08:48 AM IST
Nirbhaya gangrape case convict Vinay files mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind
One of Nirbhaya gangrape convicts Vinay on Wednesday filed his mercy plea hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the petition of another convict Mukesh Kumar Singh challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by President Kovind saying there is no merit in the contention.
Jan 29, 2020, 19:39 PM IST
SC dismisses convict Mukesh's plea against no mercy petition by President
The Supreme Court on dismissed the petition of 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh against the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind saying there is no merit in the contention. The apex court stated that the alleged torture can't be ground and all documents were placed before the President and he had taken them into consideration.
Jan 29, 2020, 12:44 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: SC dismisses convict Mukesh's plea against no mercy petition by President
The apex court stated that the alleged torture can't be ground and all documents were placed before the President and he had taken them into consideration.
Jan 29, 2020, 10:46 AM IST
Nirbhaya rape: Supreme Court order today on Mukesh's plea against no mercy petition by President
Mukesh approached the top court on Monday seeking urgent hearing on his plea against the dismissal of his mercy petition by the President.
Jan 29, 2020, 08:16 AM IST
Supreme Court reserves order on Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh’s petition, verdict on Wednesday
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (January 28) reserved its order on a plea filed by Mukesh Singh, one of the four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape case, challenging the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Jan 28, 2020, 17:41 PM IST
