Overview

• The Supreme Court has scheduled uninterrupted final hearings on May 6 and 7 for the Godhra train burning case, involving appeals from both the Gujarat government and convicted individuals.
• The Gujarat government seeks to reinstate death sentences for 11 convicts whose penalties were commuted to life imprisonment by the Gujarat High Court in 2017.
• Convicts have also appealed against the High Court's decision that upheld their convictions and life sentences, seeking acquittal or further sentence reductions.
• The court has directed all parties to file heading-wise compilations of their arguments by May 3 to facilitate the two-day proceedings.
• The 2002 Godhra train burning incident, which killed 59 people and triggered communal riots, has undergone extensive legal proceedings, with 31 convictions upheld by the Gujarat High Court.