The court noted that the SRB, by rejecting the man’s plea for premature release ten times, had acted contrary to the Remission Policy, 2004, and DRP Rules, 2018.
SC has ruled that govt's power of remission or suspension must be exercised in line with Article 14, and remission can't be revoked without following principles of natural justice.
In review petition before court, state defended decision to not opt for review petition against SC's 2022 ruling that declared it appropriate state for granting remission to convicts.
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.
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.
Nitish Kumar's decision to release convict Anand Mohan Singh could ignite a discussion on reducing state govts' discretion to manipulate prison manuals for narrow political gains.
Indian imports from China continue to grow significantly. India has taken steps to stabilise ties with China and recent months eased investment curbs in certain sectors for Chinese-linked firms.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.
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