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The 11 life convicts had sought the extensions citing a slew of reasons such as pending harvesting work, post-angioplasty care and a marriage in the family
Three convicts in the 2002 gangrape case in Gujarat have requested an extension of time to surrender. The Supreme Court quashed the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts, stating the orders were "stereotyped" and passed without application of mind. The case was mentioned before a bench of Justices B V Nagarathana and Sanjay Karol.
Bilkis Bano case: SC quashes Gujarat govt's remission order, 11 convicts to return to jail | Latest News Delhi
In a statement issued through her lawyer Shobha Gupta, Bano thanked the top court for the verdict and said "today is truly the New Year for me".
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and BRS MLC K Kavitha have welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to quashing the Gujarat government's remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The court criticized the Gujarat government for abusing its power and ordered them to be sent back to jail within two weeks. Owaisi called for the BJP governments in Gujarat and the Centre to apologize to Bilkis Bano and that the rapists should understand that they will not be set free based on their political ideology.