Supreme Court fixes Bilkis Bano’s case against remission to convicts on August 7
The Hindu
SC fixes July 7 hearing on Bilkis Bano's petition against premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 17) fixed petitions filed by Bilkis Bano and others against the premature release of 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots for hearing on July 7.
A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan recorded that service of notice of the case to the various released convicts and other parties have been completed.
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.
The case had come up repeatedly before an earlier Bench led by Justice (retired) K.M. Joseph. However, successive hearings kept getting adjourned due to a maze of procedural objections raised by various lawyers representing the released men.
On the last day of such a hearing, on May 9, Justice Joseph had orally remarked that time was running out for him with his retirement now just days away. His last working day was May 19.
“I think it should be more than clear to you what is happening… So, the problem for me is I am retiring on June 16, but my last working day is May 19 [last working day before court closed for summer vacation till July 2]… It is obvious they do not want us to hear the matter. It is more than obvious,” Justice Joseph had said on May 9.
The oral remark from Justice Joseph was prompted by a clamour of objections raised by the lawyers for the 11 released convicts, who claimed that they were not served notice of the case. Some of them had wanted the case to be adjourned, giving them time to file their counter affidavits to Ms. Bano’s petition challenging the decision of the State of Gujarat, endorsed by the Centre, to remit their life sentences.
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