Bilkis Bano case: SC posts hearing on July 11, directs to serve notice to convict

Bilkis Bano case: SC posts hearing on July 11, directs to serve notice to convict

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for July 11 a batch of petitions challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. Abench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah adjourned the matter for hearing after the … Read more

Bilkis Bano case: Centre, Gujarat may seek review of SC’s ‘remission files’ order

Bilkis Bano case: Centre, Gujarat may seek review of SC’s ‘remission files’ order

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Centre and the Gujarat government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that they may file a plea seeking a review of its March 27 order asking them to be ready with original files on the grant of remission to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. A bench of Justices K … Read more

‘Horrendous’: SC issues notice on plea against release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case

‘Horrendous’: SC issues notice on plea against release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition filed by 2002 Gujarat riots victim Bilkis Bano against the premature release of 11 persons convicted of her gang-rape and murder of her family members, calling the offence “horrendous”. A bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna observed that before hearing … Read more

‘Balatkaar Justification Party’: KTR on BJP MP sharing stage with Bilkis Bano rapist

‘Balatkaar Justification Party’: KTR on BJP MP sharing stage with Bilkis Bano rapist

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders K. Kavitha and her brother K.T. Rama Rao have lashed out at BJP after one of the convicts in Bilkis Bano gang-rape case shared stage with a BJP MP and MLA in Gujarat. BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao also launched an attack on BJP describing it … Read more

Kavitha, Mahua Moitra react after Bilkis Bano’s rapist share stage with BJP MP

Kavitha, Mahua Moitra react after Bilkis Bano’s rapist share stage with BJP MP

[ad_1] Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha, and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra expressed their opinions on Twitter after one of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case shared a stage with a BJP MP and MLA at a government program on Saturday. Shailesh Bhatt, a convict in the Bilkis Bano rape case, … Read more

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against premature release of 11 convicts today

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against premature release of 11 convicts today

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas on Monday challenging the release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. The Gujarat government had granted remission to 11 convicts on August 10 last year following which they walked free on … Read more

Bilkis Bano case: SC constitutes new bench to hear plea against remission to convicts

Bilkis Bano case: SC constitutes new bench to hear plea against remission to convicts

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on March 27 a batch of pleas challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case that also involves the killing of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna will … Read more

SC assures Bilkis Bano of early hearing of her plea against remission to convicts

SC assures Bilkis Bano of early hearing of her plea against remission to convicts

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped and seven members of her family killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots, that her plea against the remission of the sentence of 11 convicts will be heard soon after the constitution of a new bench. A bench of Chief Justice DY … Read more

Bilkis Bano’s plea against grant of remission to convicts could not be heard in SC

Bilkis Bano’s plea against grant of remission to convicts could not be heard in SC

[ad_1] New Delhi: The hearing on Bilkis Bano’s plea challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the gang-rape case by the Gujarat government, could not be held in the Supreme Court on Tuesday as the judges concerned were hearing a matter related to passive euthanasia as part of a five-judge Constitution bench. The … Read more