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The Indian Supreme Court ordered 11 men who were convicted of murder and rape to return to prison after being released in 2022 by the Gujarat government.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday appealed to the Maharashtra government to take the case of Bilkis Bano seriously and keep in mind what the Supreme Court has said about the "heinous crime".

On January 10, Gujarat will host the 10th chapter of the summit, which officials and BJP leaders say has helped boost the state economy and catapult Narendra Modi to national spotlight as a “business friendly leader”.

The 251-page judgment, authored by Justice BV Nagarathna, in scathing language, said that Gujarat was not the appropriate government to decide on the remission of the 11 convicted men.

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No information has been received yet about the surrender of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case after the SC quashed the Gujarat govt

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre, alleging that it is against minorities. “Pichhda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak hamara bhagwan hai, and the PDA alliance will ensure the defeat of the BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

While reserving the judgement, SC had directed the Centre and the Gujarat government to submit by October 16 the original records related to the remission of sentence of the 11 convicts.

Bilkis Bano case: While hearing the matter in September last year, the top court had asked whether convicts have a fundamental right to seek remission. During the earlier arguments, the apex court had observed that state governments should not be selective in granting remission to convicts and the opportunity to reform and reintegrate with society should extend to every prisoner.

The Supreme Court will on Monday deliver the judgment on petitions challenging the Gujarat Governments decision to prematurely release 11 convicts serving life imprisonment sentence for the gang rape of Biklis Bano and various other crimes committed during the 2002 riots.