Not inclined to entertain the plea, a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar asked the advocate appearing for two convicts, “What is this plea? How is it even maintainable? Absolutely misconceived. How can in Article 32, we sit over appeal?”
The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through the political landscape by ordering the re-incarceration of 11 individuals convicted in the brutal 2002 gang rape of Bilkis Bano.
Hailing the Supreme Court verdict, reversing the remission of sentences of the accused in the Bilkis Bano case, BRS leader and MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday said the ruling has sent out the message that women in the country will be "safe, secure and protected".
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She thanked the Supreme Court for giving her and her children "hope in the promise of equal justice to all".
Issuing notice to Gujarat government, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath sought state's reply and posted the matter for hearing after two weeks.
A three-judge bench, presided over by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and also comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath, will take up the plea seeking a direction to cancel the remission granted to 11 convicts.
The plea was mentioned by advocate Aparna Bhat and senior advocate Kapil Sibal before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana.
Bilkis Bano gangrape case has been in the headline since Gujarat riots and was one of the most awaited judgments of the recent times.
While holding office as the acting chief justice of the Bombay High Court, she had in May 2017 upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of 11 people in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, which was transferred to Maharashtra from Gujarat by the top court.
