Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi said that the convicts have made amockery of law and the court should dismiss their plea seeking a stay on theirexecution on February 1.

Asha Devi, while quoted by news agency ANI said, "I believe and I hopethat the execution will take on February 1. The convicts have made a mockery ofthe law. The court should also dismiss their plea."

She further stated that she does not believe in a miracle and only believes in the law and the culprits have never followed the law and order of the country.

However, Delhi's Patiala House Court is scheduled to hear a pleafiled by two of Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts, seeking a stay on theirexecution scheduled for February 1.

The plea was moved in the Delhi court by advocate AP Singh, who isrepresenting convicts Akshay Thakur and Vinay Sharma.

Singh's plea said that according to the Delhi Prison Rules, noneof those convicted can be hanged until all of them have exhausted all legaloptions including the mercy petition.

Public prosecutor Irfan Ahmad, while responding to the petitionfiled by Singh told the court that this is clearly a mockery of justice addingthat the convicts' lawyers are taking too much time to use their legal remedies.

The matter will be heard by Additional Sessions Judge AK Jaintoday at 2 pm.

The court issued a notice to the Tihar jail authorities onThursday seeking its response on a petition filed by the convicts and asked theprison officials to submit a status report before 10 am on Friday.

The four convicts of the 2012 rape and murder case of Nirbhaya- Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Kumar Sharma are scheduled to be hanged on February 1.