Decided away from the public eye inside the judges' chambers at the Supreme Court, a bench of Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu and Justices T.S. Thakur and Anil R. Dave found no merit in the curative petition.
The reason for dismissal of the curative plea by Memon — a trained chartered accountant described as the “driving spirit” behind the Mumbai serial blasts — was condensed in just two paragraphs.
The curative petition was filed after the Supreme Court had dismissed in April 2015 his plea seeking a review of his death penalty.
A bench led by Justice Dave had then found no merits in the review petition after extensive open court hearings conducted over a month in which Memon’s counsel orally argued in detail against the death penalty imposed on him under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA).
