The Supreme Court today extended till October 29 the stay on execution of death sentence of Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli. A bench headed by justice H L Dattu posted the case for hearing on October 29, on Koli's plea.

He has sought review of apex court's verdict upholding his conviction and death sentence in one of the murder cases.

A bench comprising Justices H L Dattu and A R Dave had stayed his execution for one week at 1:40 AM on Monday, hours before his execution.

A team of lawyers had sought stay of execution of the capital punishment of Koli, referring to the September 2 verdict of the apex court in which it had held that the review plea of condemned prisoners must be given an open court hearing.

Koli who has been convicted for killing children in a house in Nithari village in Noida in 2006, was to be hanged on Monday morning in Meerut jail.