New Delhi, April 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday scheduled the final hearing of the 2018 criminal appeals in the 2002 Godhra train burning case for May 6 and 7, declaring that no other matters will be listed on those days.

A bench comprising justices J. Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar issued the order while hearing a series of appeals both by the convicts challenging their conviction, and by the State of Gujarat, which is seeking the death penalty for those whose sentences were commuted by the High Court.

Notably, the case has seen repeated adjournments, with the court previously expressing its displeasure over continuous deferments sought by the parties.

On this occasion, the matter was not taken up as the bench was scheduled to sit ...