Days after surrender, Bilkis Bano rapist out on 5-day parole

Days after convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before jail authorities on Supreme Court orders, one of them has been given a five-day parole by the Gujarat high court due to the death of......

HC dismisses PIL against Jan 22 holiday in Maharashtra

The Bombay high court on Sunday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by four students against the Maharashtra government's decision declaring a public holiday on January 22, on the......

Stereotyped: What SC said about Gujarat's remission order

Following are the highlights of the Supreme Court judgement pronounced on Monday quashing the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of gang-rape of Bilkis Bano......

Why Supreme Court entertained Bilkis Bano's petition and not send her to HC

The Supreme Court on Monday held as maintainable the PIL filed by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped while seven of her family members were killed during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, against......