NEW DELHI: Addressing a recurring question – how many years of imprisonment should be awarded to a person convicted of gruesome murders if he/she was not to be given death penalty, the Supreme Court has come out with an elaborate guideline for quantification of the period of incarceration to prevent such convict from getting released … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the request for an extension of time to surrender by the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The apex court ruled that the reasons provided by the convicts for seeking more time were without merit. Consequently, they are required to surrender by Sunday, in line with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Three convicts involved in the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 riots in Gujarat filed a plea on Thursday with the Supreme Court seeking an extension of time to surrender.The matter was presented before a bench, comprising Justices B V Nagarathana and Sanjay … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday slammed the BJP over the Supreme Court quashing the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, saying the verdict has shown once again who the “protector of criminals” is. Earlier in the day, the apex court said the Gujarat government abused … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven family members during the 2002 riots in the state.Court’s DecisionA bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan deemed the PIL challenging … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s order in the Blikis Bano case. The court held that the state of Gujarat was not competent to pass the remission orders in the case. All eleven convicts in the case will now have to return to jail.While pronouncing the verdict, the division bench … Read more
CHENNAI: In blow to the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Madras high court Tuesday convicted its leader K Ponmudy in a corruption case, resulting in his immediate disqualification as MLA and minister, reports The quantum of jail term will be known on December 21 when Justice G Jayachandran has summoned Ponmudy and wife P Visalakshi, … Read more