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Bilkis Bano case | Can a prematurely released convict practise law, asks Supreme Court

SC questions appropriateness of prematurely released Bilkis Bano case convict practising law. Bench asks if State Bar Council can permit him. Exchange when court learns one of convicts is now a lawyer specialising in motor accidents claims.

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Bilkis Bano case | Supreme Court questions role of PIL petitioners

The Bilkis Bano case PIL petitioners include Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, CPI(M) leader Subhashini Ali, independent journalist and filmmaker Revati Laul and former philosophy professor and activist Roop Rekh Varma.

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Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court says public outcry will not affect its judicial decision

Public outcry won't affect judicial decisions in Bilkis Bano case, says SC. Arguments heard on locus standi of multiple PILs challenging remission granted to 11 life convicts in Bilkis Bano gang-rape case

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Fight communalisation of sexual harassment against women: AIDWA

AIDWA calls to fight communalisation of sexual harassment of women. Jatas 'Himsa pai mahilala poru yatra' organised across State. Brinda Karat: BJP-RSS giving communal dimension to atrocities against women. Need to fight against BJP-RSS agenda. Bilkis Bano's rapists free, women wrestlers' fight unnoticed. PM Modi silent on Manipur incident. AIDWA:…

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Supreme Court begins hearing Bilkis Bano against the premature release of 11 convicts

Arguments commenced on the plea challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots

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Supreme Court fixes Bilkis Bano’s case against remission to convicts on August 7

This is the second time the case is coming up before a Bench led by Justice Nagarathna. The previous time was on July 11, when it was post for directions on July 17.

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Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court adjourns to July 17 hearing of pleas against remission to convicts

The Supreme Court has adjourned to July 17, due to paucity of time, the hearing of pleas challenging the remission granted to all convicts in the gang-rape case of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots

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It depends on who is giving the rating: Centre on India’s rank in press freedom index

On India’s fall to 161st position in press freedom ranking, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government in the Supreme Court said it depends on who does the ranking.

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

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. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bilkis Bano Case | Ahead of SC hearing, short film voices miseries of Muslim women in Gujarat

The 19-minute film titled, ‘Bilkis Bano: Justice overruled’’ has images of women protesting the release of the convicts and the Muslim women of the State expressed their distress over setting convicts free

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Strategic timeout: on the Bilkis Bano case and an outcome

In the Bilkis Bano case, the influence the convicts seem to have with the incumbent regimes is also in focus

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Bilkis Bano case convicts playing for time: Supreme Court judge K.M. Joseph

The Supreme Court on May 2 deferred to May 9 the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted to the 11 convicts last year in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members during the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

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Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh released from Bihar's Saharsa jail

Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh was released from Bihar's Saharsa jail early Thursday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan released from Bihar's Saharsa jail

Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan’s release was necessitated after the Bihar government recently amended the prison rules allowing the release of 27 convicts including him

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"Horrendous": Bilkis Bano case can't be compared with single murder, says SC

The SC on Tuesday said that "unequals can't be treated equally" while stating that the plight of Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped and her family members were murdered during the 2002 Godhra riots, can't be compared to the murder of single person. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bilkis Bano case: SC issues notice on Bano's plea against pre-mature release of 11 convicts

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, Gujarat government and all the convicts on a plea filed by Bilkis Bano challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped her and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. Read further on Dynamite News:

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

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. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bilkis Bano case: SC agrees to constitute new bench to hear plea against early release of 11 convicts

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will constitute a bench to hear a plea challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bilkis Bano Case: SC Assures Early Hearing Of Plea Against Pre-Mature Release Of 11 Convicts

The apex court assured Bilkis Bano, who challenged the pre-mature release of 11 convicts for gang-raping her and murdering her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots, that her plea against the remission granted to 11 convicts will be heard soon. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

The documentary critical of PM Modi’s role in the deadly 2002 Gujarat riots draws the ire of the Indian government.

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