SC to hear plea to halt execution of kerala nurse in yemen on July 14
New Delhi, July 11 -- The Supreme Court will hear on July 14 a plea seeking to halt the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, where she is reportedly scheduled to be hanged on July 16 for the alleged murder of a Yemeni national in 2017.
On Thursday, the matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi by senior advocate R Basant. The court allowed the request for early hearing and posted it for July 14.
The bench also directed the petitioner to serve a copy of the plea on Attorney General R Venkataramani, observing that the Union government may apprise the court of the steps being taken in the matter at the next hearing.
The petition, filed by an organisation named S...
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