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A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan also rejected the petition for listing the revision petition in open court. (PTI file)
The Gujarat government in its plea said the apex court’s January 8 verdict, holding the state guilty of “usurpation of power” and “abuse of discretion” by complying with the order of another bench of the high court, is “plain error on the face of the record” primarily on three grounds.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by the Gujarat government seeking review of a court decision that contained some anti-government views while revoking the amnesty granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing seven of her family members in 2002. riots.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan also rejected the petition for listing the revision petition in open court.
“After perusal of the Review Petitions, the order under challenge and the documents attached thereto, we are satisfied that there is no apparent error on the face of the record or any merit in the review petitions, warranting reconsideration of the impugned order. The revision petitions are dismissed,” the bench said.
The Gujarat government in its appeal said the high court’s decision in its January 8 verdict, which held the state guilty of “usurpation of power” and “abuse of discretion” by complying with the order of another bench of the high court, is “a clear error. in the face of history” mainly for three reasons.
(This story was not edited by News18 staff and was published by the syndicated news agency – PTI)