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flag India's Supreme Court has asked Delhi to respond to a final appeal by a death-row convict in the 2000 Red Fort attack.

flag The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Delhi government in response to a curative petition filed by Mohammad Arif, a death-row convict linked to the 2000 Red Fort attack that killed three Indian Army personnel. flag Arif, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative also known as Ashfaq, was sentenced to death in 2005, with his conviction upheld by higher courts in 2007 and 2011. flag His review petition was rejected in 2022, and the President denied his mercy plea in 2024. flag The curative petition, the final legal remedy, argues for reconsideration based on newer Supreme Court rulings. flag A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant has ordered the Delhi government to respond, signaling the court will examine the plea, though no decision has been made.

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