Gujarat govt files review petition against SC verdict

Bilkis Bano case: Gujarat govt files review petition against SC verdict, says observations ‘unwarranted’ The Gujarat government has approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its judgment cancelling the remission granted to the 11 convicts in the gang-rape case of Bilkis Bano, reports Bar and Bench. It said that the observation by the apex court that the State of Gujarat “acted in tandem and was complicit with Respondent No 3/accused” has caused great prejudice to the State.“It is humbly submitted that the extreme observation made by this Hon’ble Court that the State of Gujarat “acted in tandem and was complicit with Respondent No3/accused” is not only highly unwarranted and against the record of the case, but has caused serious prejudice to the Petitioner-State of Gujarat,” it said. [Read more](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZmluYW5jaWFsZXhwcmVzcy5jb20lMkZpbmRpYS1uZXdzJTJGYmlsa2lzLWJhbm8tY2FzZS1ndWphcmF0LWdvdnQtZmlsZXMtcmV2aWV3LXBldGl0aW9uLWFnYWluc3Qtc2NzLXZlcmRpY3Qtc2F5cy1vYnNlcnZhdGlvbnMtdW53YXJyYW50ZWQlMkYzMzkzODM0JTJG)  We respect your privacy. If you are not interested in receiving further emails, please Click [here](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t)