The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) adjourned petitions filed on behalf of Nimisha Priya — a nurse from Kerala incarcerated and facing execution in Yemen for the murder of a local man — sine die until any fresh development comes up. A Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath was told by Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee said there has been no fresh progress to report to the court. Also Read | Nimisha Priya case: The last-minute efforts to save Malayali nurse from execution in Yemen | ExplainedSenior advocate Raghenth Basant and advocate Subhash Chandran, appearing for the family of the nurse, also sought an adjournment while noting that the interventions of the Supreme Court has helped to save the life of the nurse. Ms. Nimisha Priya, who hails from Palakkad district, was sentenced to death by a Yemeni trial court in 2020 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner. Her mother is a domestic helper in Ernakulam and her husband is an autorickshaw driver,” a petition on her behalf had stated.

Source: The Hindu March 24, 2026 14:03 UTC