Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: The Supreme Court today overturned the Gujarat government’s decision to release the 11 convicts who raped Bilkis Bano and killed her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. On appelant’s request challenging the remission as maintainable, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the Gujarat government was not the […]
According to Bar and Bench, when the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, the Supreme Court observed that the response filed by the Gujarat government to the pleas was “very bulky” Granting time to petitioners to file a rejoinder to the counter affidavits filed by the Gujarat government and the convicts, the Supreme Court […]
Today the Supreme Court has directed government of to give compensatio of Rs 50 lakhs within two weeks, a job and accommodation of choice to Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped when she was five months pregnant during the 2002 riots in the state. A bench was headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the Gujarat […]
Bilkis Bano Case: Apex Court To Be Briefed About Action Against convicted cops Today apex court said that Bilkis Bano, survivor of gang rape and Godhra riots, can seek higher compensation from the government. The court said the petitioner must file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) if they want to raise compensation. The court also […]
