Overview
- A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant with Justices Vikram Nath and J.K. Maheshwari issued notice to the Delhi government after hearing the curative petition in open court.
- A curative petition is the last judicial remedy and is considered only in rare cases to prevent a gross miscarriage of justice.
- Mohammad Arif, a Pakistani national associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, was convicted for the December 22, 2000 Red Fort attack that killed three 7 Rajputana Rifles soldiers.
- His death sentence was affirmed by the trial court in 2005, the Delhi High Court in 2007, and the Supreme Court in 2011, with a review petition dismissed in November 2022.
- Courts earlier excluded uncertified call detail records under Section 65B but found other evidence sufficient and treated the attack as an assault on national sovereignty, and his mercy plea was rejected in June 2024.