The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Gujarat government on a petition challenging the remission granted by the State government to 11 convicts in in the 2002 case of Bilkis Bano’s gang rape and murder of her family members.
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, who led the Bench, also directed the petitioners to implead the 11 convicts as respondents in the case. Issuing notice, the Bench asked the State to file its reply and posted the case after two weeks.
