The Delhi High Court is hearing a plea by the Centre challenging the stay issued on the hanging of four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. The Delhi High Court is hearing a plea by the Centre challenging the stay issued on the hanging of four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is appearing for the Ministry of Home Affairs, has argued that the four convicts have made deliberate attempts to cause a delay. Tushar Mehta said that convict Pawan Gupta not filing a curative or mercy petition is deliberate and calculated inaction. Nirbhaya convicts are not entitled to any further time under the law: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Delhi High Court. It is too much arrogance to say the Centre and the Delhi government did not do anything till now, says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. Delhi High Court has reserved its order on the plea by MHA challenging Patiala court stay on the execution of Nirbhaya convicts. Delhi High Court reserved order on Center and Tihar jail's plea challenging the trial court's order which had stayed the execution of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape. Rebecca John has concluded her arguments on behalf of the convict, Mukesh Singh. SG Tushar Mehta said, "My learned friend is right in saying that the President can consider facts, but the President has already considered facts and rejected mercy Petitions in case of Mukesh as well as Vinay. Merely to speculate that something may happen can't be ground in law to reexamine the issue."