Yakub Memon hanged: Timeline of the dramatic last 24 hours
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged: Timeline of the dramatic last 24 hours

India Today  

July 29 11 am: Three-judge bench of the Supreme Court begins hearing Yakub Memon's curative petition a day after his death warrant splits the apex court. 8.30 pm: Home Minister Rajnath Singh drives to Rashtrapati Bhavan and conveys the government's decision rejecting Memon's mercy petition. 11 pm: Shortly afterwards, senior lawyers Prashant Bushan and Anand Grover reach the residence of Chief Justice of India Justice HL Dattu with a fresh petition seeking stay of death warrant. July 30 1 am: The action shifts to the residence of senior Supreme Court judge Justice Dipak Misra's residence.

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Fake List of Politicians and Actors Linked to Yakub Memon's Mercy Petition
1 year, 8 months ago

Fake List of Politicians and Actors Linked to Yakub Memon's Mercy Petition

The Quint  

More information about Memon's petitions: According to a report shared by The Caravan, there were six stages of litigation for Memon's case. These included the original appeal, a review petition, a second review petition, a curative petition, a writ petition challenging the warrant of execution of death sentence and proceedings to re-determine this writ petition. The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities …

Four Convicts Hanged To Death At Tihar Jail In Nirbhaya Case After Late Night Legal Battles [Read Timeline]
5 years ago

Four Convicts Hanged To Death At Tihar Jail In Nirbhaya Case After Late Night Legal Battles [Read Timeline]

Live Law  

The execution of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case - Mukesh Singh, Akshay Kumar Singh, Vinay Sharma and Pawan Kumar Gupta - was carried out at Tihar Jail, Delhi on Friday morning at 5. 30 AM.Though the convicts made late night attempts to stall the execution by filing a revision petition in the Delhi HC and …

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses Final Plea Of Convicts To Stay Execution After Past Midnight Hearing [Read Order]
5 years ago

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses Final Plea Of Convicts To Stay Execution After Past Midnight Hearing [Read Order]

Live Law  

Hours before the scheduled execution, the convicts in the Nirbhaya case knocked the doors of the Supreme Court past midnight, hoping for a last minute judicial intervention to extend their lives.But the last ditch effort of the convicts met with no success, as the bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A S Bopanna dismissed the plea, after a …

Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 20
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 20

Op India  

A Delhi court on Thursday issued a fresh death warrant to all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. They are to be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, 2020 pic.twitter.com/MAOx5rVVGw — ANI March 5, 2020 Reportedly, the order by a Delhi court comes after President Ram Nath Kovind had rejected the mercy petition of Pawan …

[Breaking] Nirbhaya Case Convicts To Be Hanged On March 20 At 6 AM; Fresh Death Warrant Issued
5 years ago

[Breaking] Nirbhaya Case Convicts To Be Hanged On March 20 At 6 AM; Fresh Death Warrant Issued

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Thursday issued fresh death warrant in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case for the execution of death sentences by hanging by the neck of four convicts on March 20 at 6 M."It is hereby directed that convicts will now be hanged by neck till death on March 20, 6am", Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana of …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi court reserves order on convict Pawan Gupta's petition seeking stay on execution
5 years ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi court reserves order on convict Pawan Gupta's petition seeking stay on execution

Firstpost  

The four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case —Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — are scheduled to be hanged at 6 am on 3 March New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on a petition filed by Pawan Gupta, a death row convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and …

No hanging tomorrow: Delhi court stays execution of Nirbhaya case convicts
5 years, 2 months ago

No hanging tomorrow: Delhi court stays execution of Nirbhaya case convicts

India Today  

A Delhi court on Friday approved the plea filed by death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case convicts, seeking a stay on their execution on February 1. Advocate AP Singh, representing the convicts -- Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar -- has urged the court to adjourn the executions "sine die" as Vinay's mercy plea before the president …

Why Nirbhaya Convicts Are Not Going to Be Hanged on 22 January
5 years, 2 months ago

Why Nirbhaya Convicts Are Not Going to Be Hanged on 22 January

The Quint  

One of the complications in this case is that not all the convicts have filed their mercy petitions, or even the curative petitions which are their last attempt to get the Supreme Court to reconsider their case. Till date, only Mukesh Singh has filed a mercy petition while two of the convicts are yet to file their curative petitions. Executions …

Nirbhaya rapists can't be hanged on January 22 as mercy plea is pending
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirbhaya rapists can't be hanged on January 22 as mercy plea is pending

Op India  

The Aam Aadmi party-led Delhi government has told the Delhi High court that execution of the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case will not take place on January 22 as a mercy plea has been filed by one of them. – PTI — The Hindu January 15, 2020 Quoting prison rules, the Kejriwal government told the …

Court issues death warrant for Nirbhaya rapists, to be hanged on 22 Jan
5 years, 2 months ago

Court issues death warrant for Nirbhaya rapists, to be hanged on 22 Jan

Op India  

Bringing an end to the justice for Nirbhaya, a Delhi court issued the warrant for the execution of 4 convicts in the case. Sessions Judge Satish Arora of the Patiala House court in Delhi issued the warrant saying that the convicts in the case will be hanged till death at 7 am on 22nd January. 2012 Delhi gangrape case: A …

All 4 Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on January 22
5 years, 2 months ago

All 4 Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on January 22

The Hindu  

All the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case will be hanged on January 22 at 7 a.m. inside the Tihar jail. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora issued the death warrants for convicts Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh and Pawan Gupta on a plea by the victim’s parents to expedite their execution. Hours …

Day after Congress' Aslam Shaikh gets inducted in Maharashtra cabinet, his old letter seeking clemency for Yakub Memon goes viral
5 years, 3 months ago

Day after Congress' Aslam Shaikh gets inducted in Maharashtra cabinet, his old letter seeking clemency for Yakub Memon goes viral

Firstpost  

The Shiv Sena, which was at that time part of the BJP-led coalition, had welcomed the death sentence for Yakub Memon. Mumbai: A day after Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh was inducted into the Maharashtra cabinet, an old letter of his seeking clemency for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon has gone viral on social media. Speaking to reporters on …

Trials of a death-row convict
9 years, 7 months ago

Trials of a death-row convict

The Hindu  

Events which happen for the first time have the potential to bring either glory or discredit to an institution. It The decision to hold the hearing of Yakub Memon’s last writ petition in the Supreme Court during the wee hours of July 30 appears to have been deliberate, as hearing the petition at the residences of the judges, as was …

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi

Live Law  

A lot has been spoken about the execution of Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon, in the morning of July 30, 2015. The most recent to join the debate is Prof. Upendra Baxi.Hailing the fact that the Court sat in the early hours to hear the petition, Prof. Upendra Baxi wrote in an Article published by India Today, “The pre-dawn hearing was …

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi

Live Law  

A lot has been spoken about the execution of Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon, in the morning of July 30, 2015. The most recent to join the debate is Prof. Upendra Baxi.Hailing the fact that the Court sat in the early hours to hear the petition, Prof. Upendra Baxi wrote in an Article published by India Today, “The pre-dawn hearing was …

Yakub Memon’s Execution: When Reason Gave Way to Mediocrity
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub Memon’s Execution: When Reason Gave Way to Mediocrity

The Quint  

Yakub Memon’s hanging has kicked more dust than a sober assessment of the merit of the case. Living in weird times, we had the unique benefit of coming across bizarre to potentially mischievous reactions, making us wonder whether we were taking our right to freedom for a cruel ride. Someone in love with his words even went to the extent …

Dear media, don’t misreport, misrepresent and communalize Yakub Memon
9 years, 8 months ago

Dear media, don’t misreport, misrepresent and communalize Yakub Memon

Op India  

Many things have been said in the last few days about the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai bombings convict Yakub Memon. Divisions in India’s society have been thrown out into the open and the last straw was when media reports published pictures showing thousands at Memon’s funeral. Sections of the media, for one, did make it seem that way and …

Yakub Memon hanging aftermath: The irrationality of arguments against death sentence
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanging aftermath: The irrationality of arguments against death sentence

Firstpost  

Opposition to the death penalty is founded on the belief that retribution is unworthy; it should be abolished because we are a civilised society. A crime of passion, or even a simple, pre-meditated murder, does not qualify for the death penalty under Indian law. To take just the most recent examples, regardless of anyone’s view of the death penalty, no …

The Hindi Press Mostly Supported the Yakub Memon Hanging
9 years, 8 months ago

The Hindi Press Mostly Supported the Yakub Memon Hanging

The Quint  

Yakub Memon’s hanging was denounced by most sections of the English press, but how did the Hindi press cover the issue? Dainik Jagran, a leading Hindi daily stated that the fight to save Yakub Memon’s life sent out the wrong message, while Amar Ujala and Dainik Hindustan felt that the politics around Memon’s execution were a threat to the social …

Yakub Memon Was Judicially Garroted, So Grave Doubts Remain
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon Was Judicially Garroted, So Grave Doubts Remain

The Quint  

Lethal Oversight, Or Worse? The humdinger began in the evening, when the court held that there was nothing wrong in the way in which Yakub’s curative petition was heard and dismissed. Justice Deepak Misra, who wrote the judgment for himself and Justices P C Pant and Amitava Roy, also held that the death warrant issued by the TADA court on …

Yakub Memon hanging had Maha CM, officials on their toes
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanging had Maha CM, officials on their toes

Hindustan Times  

Concerned about the law and order problem, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his top officials spent a sleepless night and were on their toes till the time Yakub Memon was buried on Thursday. The CM discussed the issue with governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and it was decided to send the latter’s order on the mercy petition to the ministry of …

Yakub Memon hanged, Nation bids adieu to Dr. Kalam: Top 5 News Headlines | IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged, Nation bids adieu to Dr. Kalam: Top 5 News Headlines | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Nagpur/New Delhi: Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict whose death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court, was hanged to death today, capping dramatic last-ditch legal manoeuvres by his lawyers to stall his execution that ended in failure. New Delhi: A political war of words erupted on Thursday over the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub …

Yakub Memon hanging stokes political debate
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanging stokes political debate

The Hindu  

The hanging of Yakub Memon fuelled a debate in political circles on Thursday, both on the death sentence in general as well as on the fairness of the decision. That did not deter Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley from describing the statements made by Mr. Singh and Dr. Tharoor as “irresponsible.” He sought an explanation from Congress president Sonia Gandhi …

Yakub Memon's final moments: Hallucinations, a birthday cake and then anger
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon's final moments: Hallucinations, a birthday cake and then anger

Firstpost  

On his last day, even as his lawyers approached the Supreme Court and President seeking to delay his hanging, Yakub Memon went from being calm after learning his fate to reportedly suffering from hallucinations. When he was sentenced to death by a Terrorism and Disruptive Activities court in 2006, Yakub Memon erupted in rage, shouting,“Oh Lord, forgive this man for …

Yakub Memon first to be hanged in Maharashtra after Ajmal Kasab |IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon first to be hanged in Maharashtra after Ajmal Kasab |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Yakub Memon first to be hanged in Maharashtra after Ajmal Kasab Mumbai: The hanging of Yakub Memon today in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in which 257 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured, is the first execution of death sentence in Maharashtra after Mumbai: The hanging of Yakub Memon today in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in …

An open letter by a cop to those opposing death penalty to Yakub
9 years, 8 months ago

An open letter by a cop to those opposing death penalty to Yakub

Op India  

Dear “Intelligentsia” of India, I am not a TV panelist. I have been in situations with them where they would not hesitate a single moment before pulling the trigger on me, but I have to consider all the ramifications like “human rights”, “due process” and “fake encounter” before I save my life and of the innocent people around me. Late …

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 8 months ago

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon was hanged to death in the Nagpur Central Prison, on his 53rd birthday, as a theatrical culmination to the unprecedented legal action last night. He was hanged at 6:43 am.At around 5 am, the Apex Court rejected Memon’s mercy plea, observing that a stay on the death warrant could be a travesty of justice since ample …

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 8 months ago

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon was hanged to death in the Nagpur Central Prison, on his 53rd birthday, as a theatrical culmination to the unprecedented legal action last night. He was hanged at 6:43 am.At around 5 am, the Apex Court rejected Memon’s mercy plea, observing that a stay on the death warrant could be a travesty of justice since ample …

Who is Yakub Memon: Here's all you need to know about the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict
9 years, 8 months ago

Who is Yakub Memon: Here's all you need to know about the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative plea filed by 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, paving the way for his hanging on 30 July. The lone death convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Yakub Memon, was executed in the Nagpur Central jail today. Once honoured as the best chartered accountant in the Memon community, Yaqub Abdul …

Timeline of Yakub Memon midnight hearing in Supreme Court | India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Timeline of Yakub Memon midnight hearing in Supreme Court | India TV News

India TV News  

Timeline of Yakub Memon's midnight hearing in Supreme Court New Delhi: Time line of last-ditch efforts made by condemned prisoner Yakub Memon, convicted of 1993 Mumbai blasts, who was hanged in Nagpur jail this morning.11 AM -- A 14-page mercy petition written New Delhi: Time line of last-ditch efforts made by condemned prisoner Yakub Memon, convicted of 1993 Mumbai blasts, …

Yakub Memon hanged 22 years after Mumbai blasts
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged 22 years after Mumbai blasts

Live Mint  

Nagpur: Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict facing gallows, was hanged to death on Thursday after his last ditch attempts to get a reprieve failed early this morning in the Supreme Court. Senior lawyers Anand Grover and Yug Chowdhury said that the authorities were “hell bent” on executing Memon without giving him the right to challenge the …

Yakub Memon hanged on birthday
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged on birthday

The Hindu  

“Look after my wife and daughter Zubaida” were the last words of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Abdul Razak Memon to his brother Sulaiman Memon, who had gone to see him one last time on Wednesday evening and to make an application to get his body. Brother of Tiger Memon, the “mastermind” > behind the blasts, Yakub was hanged …

Yakub Memon woke up at 3.30 a.m on the day of hanging
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon woke up at 3.30 a.m on the day of hanging

The Hindu  

On the day of his hanging at the Nagpur central prison on Thursday, Yakub Memon reportedly woke up at 3.30 a.m. and took a bath. I don’t even believe that they videographed his execution and post-mortem as reported in the media, because it is impossible to follow every rule in the jail manual while carrying out an execution.” Yakub was …

Four hours before execution, Memon woke up SC one last time
9 years, 8 months ago

Four hours before execution, Memon woke up SC one last time

The Hindu  

At 3:17 a.m. on the day of his execution, Yakub Memon woke up the Supreme Court to hear him for one last time in an unprecedented early morning hearing in the highest court's long history. At 10 minutes to 5 a.m., hardly a couple of hours before his execution, the Bench held that Memon had enjoyed "ample opportunities" before the …

SC rejects Memon’s plea to stall execution
9 years, 8 months ago

SC rejects Memon’s plea to stall execution

The Hindu  

In a reiteration of its earlier order passed on Wednesday, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a last ditch attempt by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon to stall his execution by 14 days. The apex court bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Amitava Roy rejected Memon’s plea seeking 14 days’ time before the …

India executes plotter of deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings
9 years, 8 months ago

India executes plotter of deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings

Al Jazeera  

Yakub Memon hanged for role in killing of more than 250 people in Mumbai, after last minute bids for clemency rejected. A man convicted of taking part in India’s worst-ever attack, the 1993 bombings in Mumbai, has been hanged, Indian TV stations reported. India’s president and Supreme Court rejected last-ditch pleas to stay the execution of Yakub Memon over his …

Yakub Memon Hanged: Late Night Drama Fails To Save Him
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon Hanged: Late Night Drama Fails To Save Him

The Quint  

A battery of lawyers including Prashant Bhushan, Anand Grover, Vrinda Grover, Nitya Ramakrishnan and Yug Choudhary representing Yakub Memon were spotted at the residence of CJI Dattu seeking a stay on the execution. Citing a Supreme Court judgement in the Shatrughan Chouhan VS Union of India case, a fresh petition was filed with the CJI seeking at least a 14 …

Yakub Memon buried in Mumbai
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon buried in Mumbai

The Hindu  

Following the Supreme Court's rejection of >Yakub Memon 's mercy plea, he was executed at Nagpur jail at 6:35 am. 01:30 pm: Mumbai police gives strict orders, says no photography or videography of Yakub Memon's body allowed. Heavy security deployed across city, reports Rahi Gaikwad 12:18 pm Yakub Memon's body reaches Mumbai airport 12:07 pm Anti-riot Rapid Action Force deployed …

Yakub Memon case: Tense atmosphere outside jail
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon case: Tense atmosphere outside jail

The Hindu  

A frustrated brother trying to avoid the media, a tense cousin making a last ditch effort to get a glimpse of his cousin, an entire administrative machinery on its toes and an impatient media waiting to report the sole execution in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. As the three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court and the Maharashtra Governor rejected the …

Yakub Memon's hangman Babu Jallad will be paid 5k for execution-IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon's hangman Babu Jallad will be paid 5k for execution-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Yakub Memon's hangman Babu Jallad to be paid 5k for execution New Delhi: Bombay blast convict Yakub Memon's execution today at Nagpur jail was carried out by the same hangman who sent 2008 Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab to gallows.Babu Jallad, a police constable whose original name New Delhi: Bombay blast convict Yakub Memon's execution today at Nagpur jail was carried …

President rejects mercy plea; Memon lawyers appeal again
9 years, 8 months ago

President rejects mercy plea; Memon lawyers appeal again

The Hindu  

With just a few hours left for Yakub Memon’s execution scheduled at 7 a.m. on Thursday, President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy petition of the lone condemned man in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in quick succession on a day when the Maharashtra Governor and the Supreme Court refused to give him relief. Sources said the petition argued that the …

President rejects mercy petition of Yakub Memon
9 years, 8 months ago

President rejects mercy petition of Yakub Memon

India TV News  

New Delhi: President has rejected the mercy petition filed by Yakub Memon against his death sentence. The decision came after Mukherjee held consultations first with Home Minister Rajnath Singh who was later joined by Home Secretary L C Goyal and Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar. Earlier, Home Minister Rajnath Singh tonight called on President Pranab Mukherjee and is believed to have …

End of the road for Yakub Memon: President rejects 1993 blasts convict's mercy plea
9 years, 8 months ago

End of the road for Yakub Memon: President rejects 1993 blasts convict's mercy plea

Firstpost  

Yakub Memon, facing gallows in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, is all set to be executed on Thursday morning at 7 with the Supreme Court on Wednesday clearing all legal hurdles by holding that there was “no legal fallacy” and “fault” in the death warrant issued against him. “As far as compliance of 14 days for execution of warrant from …

BJP welcomes SC verdict on Yakub Memon, calls those opposed to sentence as 'mentally challenged'
9 years, 8 months ago

BJP welcomes SC verdict on Yakub Memon, calls those opposed to sentence as 'mentally challenged'

Firstpost  

BJP on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict rejecting the plea of Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, to escape the gallows, and said justice has been finally delivered to the victims. New Delhi: BJP on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict rejecting the plea of Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict …

SC 3-Judge bench dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition; Maharashtra Governor rejects mercy plea [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 8 months ago

SC 3-Judge bench dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition; Maharashtra Governor rejects mercy plea [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

A three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice P.C. Pant and Justice Amitava Roy today dismissed Yakub Memon’s plea against his scheduled execution tomorrow in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. His mercy petition has also been rejected by Maharashtra Governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao.The Bench did not find any fault in the issuance of the death …

SC 3-Judge bench dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition; Maharashtra Governor rejects mercy plea [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 8 months ago

SC 3-Judge bench dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition; Maharashtra Governor rejects mercy plea [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

A three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice P.C. Pant and Justice Amitava Roy today dismissed Yakub Memon’s plea against his scheduled execution tomorrow in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. His mercy petition has also been rejected by Maharashtra Governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao.The Bench did not find any fault in the issuance of the death …

Justice hasn't been done: Experts question Yakub Memon SC verdict procedure, victims happy
9 years, 8 months ago

Justice hasn't been done: Experts question Yakub Memon SC verdict procedure, victims happy

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay execution of Yakub Memon on Wednesday drew sharp reactions from legal experts with some questioning the procedure adopted in the issuance of death warrant, while others, including victims of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, hailing the verdict. New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay execution of Yakub Memon on Wednesday drew sharp reactions from …

SC dismisses Memon petition; Maharashtra Governor rejects mercy plea
9 years, 8 months ago

SC dismisses Memon petition; Maharashtra Governor rejects mercy plea

The Hindu  

Closing its doors on Yakub Memon, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the death warrant issued for the execution of the lone death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Vidyasagar Rao >rejected the mercy petition filed by Yakub Memon from the Nagpur jail last week. In a detailed order, the apex court held that Yakub …

Yakub Memon may be hanged at 7 am on Thursday as SC refuses to stay execution
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon may be hanged at 7 am on Thursday as SC refuses to stay execution

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the curative petition of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon in connection with his death penalty. The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the curative petition of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon in connection with his death penalty and ruled that there will be no stay on his execution scheduled to take place on …

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