Delhi’s Patiala court dismissed plea by the Nirbhaya convicts on Thursday, 19 March, to delay the execution. The execution is to proceed on 20 March. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Thursday, rejected plea filed by convict Akshay Singh challenging the decision of the President of India rejecting his mercy plea.

Earlier on Thursday, the court was told that no legal remedies of any of the four convicts were pending in any of the courts.

The Supreme Court on Thursday also refused to entertain the plea of convict Mukesh Singh claiming he was not in Delhi when the crime was committed on 16 December 2012.

The four convicts are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on 20 March.