New Delhi, Aug 23,2022: The remission order of releasing convicts in Bilkis Bano case has been challenged before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Advocate Aparna Bhat sought urgent listing of the case on Wednesday and the CJI NV Ramana agreed to look into the matter.
On asking if they were granted remission by virtue of a Supreme Court order by the CJI, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that the apex court gave a discretion to the government to consider it. “The bench was of Justice Ajay Rastogi. We are challenging the remission, not the order of SC”, Live Law quoted Sibal as saying.
Last week, the 11 convicts walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy.
