January 03, 2026 11:02 am (IST)
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The last hearing on Yakub Memon : Unprecedented 90 minutes in the early hours
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) For the first time in India's legal history the Supreme Court was opened for judges at 3 am on Thursday to hear 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.
The petition was heard by a three-judge bench in court number 4 of the Supreme Court . The Supreme Court has never before been opened at 3 am for a hearing.
Memon's lawyers cited a Supreme Court judgement in another case to argue that he can't be hanged for at least 14 days after his mercy plea was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
They also argued that a Maharashtra prison manual, which says that there must be a seven-day gap between the rejection of a mercy petition and execution, has not been followed.
The Supreme Court rejected these arguments, saying enough opportunities had been given to Memon to file his petition after his mercy plea was first rejected.
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