Bilkis Bano case, Supreme Court fixes August 7 for final hearing

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed August 7 for the start of the final hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano gang rape and the murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the pleadings have been completed and all the



convicts have been served notices through newspaper publications or directly.

“We hold that pleadings in the matter are complete and all the respondents have been served notices in all the cases though newspaper publications or directly. We list the matter for a final hearing on August 7. All parties should file short written submissions, synopsis and list of dates,” the bench said.