Yakub Abdul Razak Memon vs State Of Maharashtra And Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of the execution warrant issued by the Designated TADA Court, Mumbai, in light of the rejection of the mercy petition by the President of India under Article 72 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that there must be a minimum period of 14 days between the communication of the rejection of the mercy petition and the scheduled execution date, as established in Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. v. Union of India. The Court held that the execution scheduled for 30.07.2015 could not proceed without adhering to this requirement, thereby granting a stay on the execution.