The Supreme Court noted that whether it can entertain the PILs against the early release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case may hinge on whether the administrative policy governing their remission affects the public.
The Court was considering a batch of pleas challenging the decision of the Gujarat government to grant remission to 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during 2002 Gujarat riots.
The hearing of the Bilkis Bano gang rape case has been delayed several times till now, with the Supreme Court bench now openly decrying the bid to postpone the hearing.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its displeasure with some counsel representing those convicted for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots. (Bilkis Yakub Rasool vs Union of India and ors)