The Supreme Court today rejected the review petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said there are no grounds to review the verdict and the contentions raised by convict Akshay Kumar Singh were already considered by the top court in the main judgement.

Akshay had moved the top court seeking clemency on the ground that the "rising pollution" has already increased the mortality rates.

Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi said she is very happy with the Supreme Court's order. The apex court said whatever time is prescribed under law, convict can avail remedy of filing mercy plea within it.

Nirbhaya's killer Akshay Kumar Singh will file mercy petition before President. He has 3-week time.

Akshay is only one of the four convicts who had not filed the review petition in the case. Mukesh, Pawan and Vinay had filed the review petition last year but it was rejected by the apex court. As a last resort, Vinay, filed a mercy petition last month, but later sought to withdraw it.

Meanwhile, a Delhi court is also slated to hear a petition seeking issuance of death warrants against the four convicts today at 2 pm.

-With Agency inputs

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