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By Ritika Jain Supreme Court said the Gujarat government was not competent to decide on the remission of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case as it struck the order granting pre-mature release. The Maharashtra government, where the trial took place, was the competent authority to decide on this matter, it added. The top court's verdict comes on Bano's plea which challenged the early release of the convicts who gang-raped her and murdered members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat Riots. The apex court noted that the May 2022 order, which said the Gujarat government could decide on a plea...
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By BOOM Team The year 2022 began with the hope of overcoming Covid, even as several Indian states went under lockdown because of the Omicron wave. While Covid cases abated in the latter part of the year, for the first time in two years, the country saw mask mandates being lifted. The year started with Hijab protests in Karnataka in January, while tensions flared up over former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's derogatory remarks over Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate in May. The release of Bilki Bano's rapists prompted debates on remission laws in India, with Bilkis Bano saying the court had s...
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By Ritika Jain Bilkis Bano moved the Supreme Court challenging the premature release of 11 people convicted of gangraping her and murdering her family during the 2002 Gujarat Riots. The en masse premature release of the convicts on August 15 has shaken the conscience of the society, Bano said. Bano has also filed a plea challenging the top court's May 13 order which paved the way for the Gujarat government to consider the appeals for early release. While the nation was celebrating our country's 76th Independence Day, all the convicts were prematurely released and felicitated with garlands and ...
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By Ritika Jain Home Ministry signed off on the early release of the 11 convicts, the Gujarat government told Supreme Court. In an October 17 affidavit, the state said the 11 convicts were released on account of their "good behaviour" and not as part of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations for the country's 75th Independence Day. Considering the Gujarat government's "very bulky" reply, the Supreme Court gave CPI (M) leader Suhasini Ali—she along with two others have challenged the release—time till November 29 to file her counter-affidavit. Gujarat government had filed its reply on a plea...
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By Sana Fazili The faculty and the staff of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-Bangalore) have written to the Chief Justice of India expressing their support and solidarity with Bilkis Bano after 11 men convicted of raping her in 2002 Gujrat riots were released under the remission policy on August 15. "Bilkis Bano, who survived to tell the tale, fought for justice for over seventeen years," the IIM Bangalore faculty said in the letter written in their "personal capacity." Also Read:Bilkis Bano Case: SC Issues Notice On Early Release of 11 Convicts Expressing shock and "anguish" ...
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By Ritika Jain Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on pleas challenging the Gujarat government's August 15 order allowing the premature release of 11 convicts serving a life sentence for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members. However, the bench comprising outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana along with Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath wondered if there was a legal bar on granting remission to convicts. "The question is under Gujarat Rules, are the convicts entitled for remission or not?" Justice Rastogi said. Challenging the early release, senior advocate ...
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By Ritika Jain Days after the 11 convicts walked out of Godhra sub-jail, the outrage over their release has not abated with at least two pleas in the Supreme Court challenging their release. On Tuesday, at least two pleas challenged the Gujarat government's release of 11 persons convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering 14 members of her family while they were fleeing their home during the 2002 communal riots in the state. The plea filed by CPI (M) leader Subhashini Ali, journalist Revati Laul and Professor Roop Rekha Verma sought to set aside the remission order and the immediate re-a...
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By Ritika Jain The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging the Gujarat government's August 15 decision to grant remission 11 people convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven members of her family while they were fleeing their village during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before the bench led by outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana seeking an urgent listing of the same. The batch of pleas has been filed by TMC leader Mahua Moitra, CPI (M) leader Subhashini Ali, journalist Revati Laul and Professor Roop Rekha Verma. "The ...
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By Sana Fazili Gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano, who was among several Muslims to be brutalised in 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, has said that the premature release of 11 convicts has "shaken" her faith in justice and has taken away her peace. Earlier on August 15, all 11 convicts serving life sentence in Bilkis Bano rape case were released from jail after the Gujarat government constituted a panel to review their cases under the remission policy. Also Read: Bilkis Bano Case: How 11 Convicts Serving Life Sentence Were Released "I trusted the highest courts in our land. I trusted the system,...
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