<p>"Fraud and collusion vitiate the most solemn precedent in any civilized jurisprudence; and that fraud and justice never dwell together (fraus et jus nunquam cohabitant). This maxim has never lost its lustre over the centuries,” a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said. </p><p>The top court had declared as per incuriam its May 13, 2022 judgment by Justices Ajay Rastogi (retired) and Vikram Nath – allowing 11 accused who raped Bilkis Bano, and murdered her family, during the 2002 Godhra riots, to file a remission plea before the Gujarat government.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/fraud-and-justice-never-dwell-together-sc-on-bilkis-bano-case-2840777">Read more</a></p>
<p>"Fraud and collusion vitiate the most solemn precedent in any civilized jurisprudence; and that fraud and justice never dwell together (fraus et jus nunquam cohabitant). This maxim has never lost its lustre over the centuries,” a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said. </p><p>The top court had declared as per incuriam its May 13, 2022 judgment by Justices Ajay Rastogi (retired) and Vikram Nath – allowing 11 accused who raped Bilkis Bano, and murdered her family, during the 2002 Godhra riots, to file a remission plea before the Gujarat government.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/fraud-and-justice-never-dwell-together-sc-on-bilkis-bano-case-2840777">Read more</a></p>