The Supreme Court has given a verdict in the Bilkis Bano case. The apex court has quashed the Gujarat government’s order to release all 11 convicts. The Supreme Court has ordered the convicts to report to the jail authorities within two weeks. Senior lawyer Vrinda Grover, who argued on behalf of the petitioner in the Bilkis Bano case, welcomed the verdict.

Senior lawyer Vrinda Grover said that the Gujarat government’s decision was illegal, which was overturned by the Supreme Court. Vrinda Grover has also argued in some historic cases before the court. Who is the lawyer who gave justice to Bilkis Bano? Let’s find out.

Studied law at Delhi University and New York University

Vrinda Grover is a human rights lawyer, who has a law degree from Delhi University. She also has a post-graduation in law from New York University. Vrinda has been active in some movements related to human rights, she has also contributed to drafting the laws made to protect women and children from domestic violence and sexual violence. Vrinda Grover has been practicing law against torture, communal and targeted violence.

Represented cases related to women

Vrinda Grover is one of the senior lawyers of the country. She has been practicing law in the Supreme Court, High Court and other trial courts since 1989. She is knowledgeable in criminal law, women’s rights and human rights issues. She is invited to train in the police, officials and judicial academy across the country. In 2013, Time magazine included her in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Supreme Court gave verdict in Bilkis Bano case

Vrinda Grover had filed a petition against the release of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The Supreme Court has given a verdict in the case of releasing the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The Supreme Court has cancelled the decision to release the convicts. The court has considered the petition as valid. The Supreme Court said, women have the right to dignity. The Supreme Court said that both the states (Maharashtra-Gujarat) have taken the decision of the lower court and the high court. There is no need to interfere in them.

In August 2022, the Gujarat government had released all 11 convicts who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case. This decision was challenged in the Supreme Court. Now, after the verdict of the Supreme Court, the convicts of Bilkis Bano will have to go back to jail.

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