Curative Petition: Nirbhaya Case convicts file Curative pleas in Supreme Court

Curative Petition: Nirbhaya Case convicts file Curative pleas in Supreme Court

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• A curative petition, which follows the dismissal of a review petition, is the last legal avenue open for convicts in the Supreme Court.
• Came into Existence: It is a rare remedy devised by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in its judgment in the Rupa Ashok Hurra case in 2002. 
• Grounds of Filing Curative Petition: A party can take only two limited grounds in a curative petition — 
  • One-that he was not heard by the court before the adverse judgment was passed, and 
  • Two- the judge was biased.