Key Takeaways
- The Supreme Court has set aside the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.
- The court held that the Maharashtra government is competent to pass orders in this matter, not the Gujarat government.
- The remission decision was set aside due to the Gujarat government’s lack of competence to pass orders in this matter.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court sets aside the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts sentenced to life term for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and killing her family members during the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.
Supreme Court holds not Gujarat but the Maharashtra government competent to pass orders.
