"Yes, I have filed a petition before the apex court. I am challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President, before the apex court. I have moved the apex court for judicial review against the order of rejection of mercy petition by the President," advocate Grover told ANI. After the dismissal of the curative petition by the top court, Mukesh had filed a mercy petition before the President of India, who also had rejected his mercy. President Kovind had on 17 Jan rejected the mercy petition, which is the last constitutional recourse that a death row convict can exhaust.

Source: Mint January 25, 2020 11:15 UTC