The High Court also expressed displeasure over delay from the convict's side who said that he had removed his earlier lawyer and needed time to engage a new one.
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that convict Pawan Gupta's move of not filing curative or mercy petition is deliberate, calculated inaction.
A trial court Friday stayed the hanging of the four convicts in the December 2012 gangrape, earlier scheduled for 1 February. The Centre has now approached the Delhi High Court.
Advocate AP Singh, who is representing three of the convicts, urged the court to adjourn the 1 February executions "sine die" as their legal remedies are yet to be availed.
Akshay Kumar Singh is the third convict in the December 2012 gangrape case to file a curative petition. All four of the convicts are set to be hanged on 1 February at 6 am.
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