New Delhi, March 20 -- The Mumbai terror accused Tahawwur Rana filed another plea with US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stay his extradition to India weeks after getting his review petition was rejected by US Supreme Court Judge Elena Kagan on March 6 earlier this month.

"Petitioner Tahawwar Rana has renewed his Emergency Application for Stay Pending Litigation of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which was previously addressed to Justice Kagan, and requests that the renewed application be directed to Chief Justice Roberts," his appeal said, according to the order published on the US Supreme Court's website.

The US Supreme Court website mentioned that the application has been distributed to the top court judges who will ...