Two Bilkis Bano case convicts file a Supreme Court plea challenging a judgment that quashed their early release, citing judicial impropriety.
Read Full ArticleGujarat govt challenges SC's observations in Bilkis Bano case, arguing against the quashing of 11 convicts' premature release and citing legal errors.
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Supreme Court rejects plea by Bilkis Bano case convicts for surrender extension, mandates January 21 deadline following remission cancellation.
Supreme Court rejects plea by Bilkis Bano case convicts for surrender extension, mandates January 21 deadline following remission cancellation.
Supreme Court to hear plea by Bilkis Bano case convicts seeking more time to surrender after remission quash.
A weekly round-up of the top stories from the Supreme Court of India and High Courts across the country summed up in a 5-minute read.
The Supreme Court of India ordered 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case to surrender within two weeks, emphasizing the importance of rule of law over compassion and sympathy. The court rejected their p...
While setting aside the remission order granted to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape, the Supreme Court stated that the State of Gujarat acted in tandem and was complicit with a convict who ...
The Supreme Court of India overturned the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The Court ruled that the Gujarat government lacked competence and jur...
Supreme Court ruling: Uttar Pradesh to decide remission plea of convict Rohit Chaturvedi in Madhumita Shukla murder case. Details on the court's reference to the Radheyshyam Bhagwandas Shah case and t...
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