The hearing on confirmation of Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab’s death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case came up on Monday before the Bombay High Court. However, the high court has adjourned the matter to 12th of this month. Justices Ranjana Desai and Vijaya Tahilramani deferred the matter after public prosecutor Pandurang Pol informed that the state would file an appeal within a week against the acquittal of Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Shaikh in the same case. The trial court had acquitted the two, charged with conspiracy in the terror attacks in the city, on the ground that evidence against them was doubtful. Kasab was not produced before the High Court on Monday for security reasons. Out of the two lawyers appointed by the Maharashtra state legal services authority to defend Kasab in this case, advocate Amin Solkar was not present before the court on Monday while advocate Farhana Shah sought two months' time to file an appeal on behalf of Kasab. The trial court has already forwarded its judgment to the Bombay High Court for confirmation of the death penalty to Kasab. The state has appointed Ujjwal Nikam, who was the prosecutor in the trial court, as the special counsel to argue on confirmation of death sentence awarded to Kasab and also to give submissions on appeal against the trial court's order acquitting Ansari and Ahmed. However, Nikam was not present in the court on Monday and the state was represented by public prosecutor Pandurang Pol. The confirmation of death sentence, along with appeals filed by Kasab and the state, is expected to be heard simultaneously by the High Court.