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Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [2024] 1 S.C.R. 743
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 8 January 2024

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What the Court ordered

Summary of conclusions: a) We hold that the Writ Petition (Crl.) No.491 of 2022 filed under Article 32 of the Constitution before this Court is maintainable and that it was not mandatory for the petitioner therein to have filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Gujarat High Court. [2024] 1 S.C.R. 901 Bilkis Yakub Rasool v.

Judgment, page 158

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Writ petition filed u/Art. 32 by one of the victims challenging the order of State of Gujarat granting remission and early release of 11 convicts held guilty in Bilkis Bano matter, if maintainable; writ petitions filed as Public Interest Litigation, assailing the impugned orders of remission dated 10.08.2022, if maintainable; Government of State of Gujarat, if competent to pass the impugned orders of remission in favour of convicts in Bilkis Bano case; Order of remission passed by the State of Gujarat in favour of convicts in Bilkis Bano case, if in accordance with

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