I want to use compensation money to help victims of rape and communal violence, says Bilkis Bano

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the Gujarat government to provide Rs 50 lakh compensation, a job and accommodation to her.

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· Apr 25, 2019 · 09:34 am

Bilkis Bano gangrape: SC orders Gujarat government to give her Rs 50 lakh compensation

The Supreme Court also directed the state to provide Bano a job and accommodation at the place of her choice.

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· Apr 23, 2019 · 02:09 pm

Bilkis Bano gangrape: SC asks Gujarat to complete disciplinary action against police officers

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will hear Bano’s plea for enhanced compensation on April 23.

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· Mar 29, 2019 · 03:23 pm

Naroda Patiya case: Accused Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi gets bail on health grounds

The Bajrang Dal leader had told the Supreme Court last year that he was in ‘unsound physical condition’ while seeking bail.

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· Mar 07, 2019 · 12:58 pm

2002 Godhra train burning: Gujarat announces compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for victims’ families

The Gujarat High Court in 2017 directed the state and the Railways to separately pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families.

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· Feb 15, 2019 · 09:35 am

2002 Naroda Patiya riot case: Supreme Court grants bail to four convicts

The court granted relief on the ground that the Gujarat High Court’s verdict of conviction was ‘debatable’ and their appeal would take time for disposal.

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· Jan 23, 2019 · 11:13 am

2002 Gujarat riots: Supreme Court to hear plea challenging clean chit to Narendra Modi in January

The petitioner Zakia Jafri is the wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who died in the riots.

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· Dec 03, 2018 · 02:00 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: Supreme Court adjourns Zakia Jafri’s petition till November 26

She had moved court against an earlier order exonerating Narendra Modi in a case related to allegations of a ‘larger conspiracy’ behind the riots.

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· Nov 19, 2018 · 01:33 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: SC to hear Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to Narendra Modi

The court will take up the petition of Jafri, the wife of a Congress parliamentarian killed in the riots, on November 19.

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· Nov 13, 2018 · 05:07 pm

Hamid Ansari questions then central government’s handling of 2002 Gujarat riots

The former vice president asked why the Centre did not invoke Article 355 of the Constitution, even when the then defence minister was present on the spot.

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· Oct 14, 2018 · 08:51 am

Naroda Patiya case: Supreme Court asks Gujarat Police to respond to Babu Bajrangi’s bail plea

Bajrangi, who has been sentenced to 21 years in prison, told the court he is in ‘unsound physical condition’.

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· Oct 08, 2018 · 08:24 pm

2002 Naroda Gam case: Maya Kodnani was present at the riot spot for 10 minutes, SIT tells court

Special Public Prosecutor Gaurang Vyas claimed that the defence’s witnesses were unreliable and had been ‘created only to save’ the former minister.

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· Aug 03, 2018 · 06:24 pm