The order was pronounced by Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora who issued death warrants against them
A curative petition is the last legal recourse available to a convict and it is generally considered in-chamber
The CJI said one of his relatives had earlier appeared on behalf of the victim's mother in the case and observed that it would be appropriate that some other bench hear the review plea at 10:30 am.
The state must not simply execute people to prove that it is attacking terror or violence against women, the review plea said
The jail authorities had informed the convicts that they had exhausted all legal remedies and were only left with the provision of filing a mercy petition against the death sentence
The jail authorities asked the convicts to file the mercy petition, if they wish, within seven days of receiving the notice
Despite the change in law, rape survivors still suffer humiliation at police stations and hospitals, said the report released by the international non-profit Human Rights Watch