NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence handed down to the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, pending an appeal hearing."This case has to be heard on...
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October 10, 2011
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence handed down to the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, pending an appeal hearing.
"This (appeal) case has to be heard on top priority," Supreme Court judge Aftab Alam told the court. "It is the demand of the judicial system that we have to hear this appeal." (AFP)