The Indian Express
We have seen in recent times an abdication of the power of judicial review of the Supreme Court. All right-minded citizens must welcome the Court coming back to itself
Written by Indira Jaising
Updated: January 9, 2024 07:20 IST
We live in extraordinary times, when extraordinary solutions are to be found. Hence it is that the Supreme Court of India has given an extraordinary judgment in the Bilkis Bano case, declaring its own previous decision a nullity, something that has happened perhaps only once before. The Court held that the state of Gujarat “usurped” a power which it did not possess to grant remission to the 11 convicted persons for the rape of Bilkis Bano during a period of communal violence.
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