Nirbhaya's parents urge HC to hasten plea against death warrant stay

New Delhi : Lawyers for Nirbhaya's parents on Tuesday made an urgent mentioning before Justice Suresh Kumar Kait of the Delhi High Court seeking early disposal of the Centre's plea for vacating the stay on the death warrants against the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder case.

"Justice Kait responded that he held a hearing on Saturday and Sunday which shows that the court understands the urgency of the matter and also assured that he will pass the order at the earliest," said Jitendra Jha, counsel for the parents.

The Delhi High Court had on Sunday reserved its order on a plea filed by the Central government challenging the trial court order, which had stayed for an indefinite period, the execution warrants issued against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case - Akshay, Pawan, Mukesh and Vinay.

Additional Sessions Judge Darmendra Rana, in his order, had said: "Without commenting upon the dilatory tactics adopted by the convicts, suffice it would be state that seeking redressal of one's grievances through procedure established by law was the hallmark of any civilized society.

The Courts of this country cannot afford to adversely discriminate any convict, including death row convicts in pursuit of his legal remedies, by turning a Nelson's eye towards him."