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Oct 18 • 11 tweets • 10 min read
The Supreme Court will shortly hear the plea challenging remission granted to 11 convicts who had gangraped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.

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The Gujarat government, in its affidavit, has told the top court that it decided to release all the eleven convicts as per a 1992 remission policy since they completed more than 14 years in prison and their behaviour was found to be good.

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Read more on the affidavit here:

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Hearing begins.

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Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal: They have filed the reply.. we need some time.

Court: It's a very big reply.

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Court: before we could see the reply..

Sibal: yes, newspapers..

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Court: So many judgments in a reply..

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: It could have been avoided, i agree.. but the idea was to have easy reference.

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Court: Our request is.. Now, if you want any additional counter to be filed, please do. Don't raise an objection tomorrow.

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SG: In cases where notice is not issued, we have raised a contention that strangers cannot intervene.

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Court: Once cognisance is taken by this court on one petition, it doesn't matter how many petitions have been filed.

To union- Give copy of this voluminous counter to them also.

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Order: Let counter be made available to all lawyers. List matters on 29 November, 2022.

Hearing concludes.

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