The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10, 2025) agreed to hear on July 14 (Monday) an organisation fighting to save the life of a Malayali nurse, Nimisha Priya, whose execution has been tentatively fixed for July 16 by the Republic of Yemen for the murder of a local man there.
A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi meanwhile asked ‘Nimisha Priya — International Action Council’, the organisation represented by senior advocate Raghenth Basant and advocate Subhash Chandran KR, to immediately serve an advance copy of their plea to the office of the Attorney General of India to facilitate any diplomatic efforts, if possible, to protect her from the gallows.
The court directed the government to apprise it of what action was or could be taken to assist the nurse.
“The execution is reportedly scheduled for July 16… If the government can do some intervention, any negotiations to save her,” Mr. Basant pleaded.
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