The state govt has said that the 8 January judgement in the case which quashed the remittance of the 11 convicts and held the state guilty of 'usurpation of power' was an 'error on record'.
Top court on 8 Jan had quashed Gujarat govt’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case, saying the orders were ‘stereotyped’ and passed without application of mind.
The celebratory mood in Gujarat's villages over the release of 11 rapists has turned somber with the Supreme Court verdict. For the Muslim families, the fear of reprisal has returned.
The Supreme Court has corrected its own egregious error from May 2022 that facilitated the release of Bilkis Bano's rapists and sent the 11 convicts back to prison.
Bench led by Justice BV Nagarathna quashes Gujarat govt's decision to allow remission of life imprisonment of convicts, rules state govt lacked jurisdiction to grant premature release.
SC bench said Gujarat govt lacked jurisdiction to grant premature release to the convicts since trial had been transferred to Maharashtra, fixed 2-week deadline for them to surrender before jail.
Bench said it was issuing direction for publication of notices in newspapers so that none of the convicts argue that they weren’t served or intimated about the case.
Bench was hearing Bilkis Bano's plea challenging Gujarat govt's remission order. Lawyers of 2 convicts sought adjournment claiming that Bano had filed a false affidavit.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
So the Gujarat state govt still thinks that by granting remission to 11 rapists, it had done no wrong. This shows how deranged the BJP leaders have become. The citizens must be vigilant that after the Gujrat state govt. moves to SC for review, which judges are appointed and how the review judgement is given. BJP is known to appoint BJP-sympathizers as judges.
So the Gujarat state govt still thinks that by granting remission to 11 rapists, it had done no wrong. This shows how deranged the BJP leaders have become. The citizens must be vigilant that after the Gujrat state govt. moves to SC for review, which judges are appointed and how the review judgement is given. BJP is known to appoint BJP-sympathizers as judges.