Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court has scheduled the hearing of appeals on November 6, filed by the convicts who were sentenced to death over the abduction, rape, and murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya- an incident that sparked widespread outrage in Jaffna in 2015.

The appeals were taken up before a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justices Achala Wengappuli, and Sampath Abeykoon.

During the proceedings, the attorney representing the appellants informed court that it took more than four and a half years to obtain the Tamil-language translations relevant to the case.

Accordingly, the defense counsel requested court to assign an early date for the appeal hearing....