The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for October 9 to address petitions challenging the early release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan presided over the case and requested the petitioners, including Bilkis Bano, to submit concise written rejoinder arguments.