On June 2, the court had found 24 people guilty including 11 of murder.
Twenty-four men convicted in the 2002 Gulbarg housing society massacre case will be handed out punishments on June 17. The prosecution has sought at least life imprisonment for those found guilty of murder.
On June 10, the special investigation team (SIT) court had fixed Monday as the next day of hearing after both sides concluded the arguments on quantum of punishment.
On February 28, 2002, 69 people were killed including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri during a 'riot' in Gulbarg Housing Society, which is dominated by Muslim community.
On June 2, the court had found 24 people guilty including 11 of murder.
The Gulbarg case is one of the nine post-Godhra riot cases in Gujarat probed by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT.
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