When SC opened its doors at 3 am for Yakub

July 30, 2015 07:30

For the first time ever, the Supreme Court was opened for judges to hear a petition at 3 am. The final plea against the execution of Yakub Memon for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. After about 90 minutes, the judges rejected Memon's appeal to stop his execution. He was hanged in Nagpur central jail a little before 7 am.

"Stay of death warrant would be a travesty of justice. The plea is dismissed," said Justice Dipak Misra, heading a three-judge bench, in an order in Court Room 4 which was opened for an unprecedented 90-minute hearing that started at 3.20 am and ended a little before dawn.

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