Accusing the Gujarat government of abusing its power, the Supreme Court said that the remission order was without “application of mind”
09 Jan 2024 2:00 AM
Even the Centre’s recent remission policy for release of prisoners on Independence Day excluded rape convicts from its purview
28 Aug 2022 12:09 AM
The court had in April directed the state government to pay Bano the compensation, and also assure her a job and accommodation.
01 Oct 2019 1:53 AM
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi directed the state to provide her a job and accommodation within two weeks.
30 Sep 2019 12:09 PM
The Supreme Court’s order to me is not about the money. It is about the signal it has sent to the state and to each citizen of this country.
25 Apr 2019 1:50 AM
The top court had on March 29 asked the state government to take disciplinary action within two weeks against all the erring police officials.
24 Apr 2019 1:36 AM
In Mar 2002, Bano was gangraped and left to die alongside 14 members of her family, including her 3-yr-old daughter, during riots.
23 Apr 2019 1:51 PM
Bilkis Bano, gangraped in 2002, while she was pregnant, lost 7 of her family members in the aftermath of the Godhra train burning incident.
24 Nov 2017 5:46 PM
The gangrape survivor has sought grant of adequate compensation and initiation of departmental action against the errant police officers.
23 Oct 2017 3:33 PM
Bashar al-Assad could give a similar answer if questioned about using poison gas on the Syrian rebels.
09 May 2017 12:19 AM
Bilkis was five months pregnant when she was gangraped and lost her three- and-a-half-year-old daughter in the Gujarat riots.
08 May 2017 7:24 PM