![]() Usurputation of power arises when power vested in one authority is exercised by another. Gujarat government “usurped” the power of the Maharashtra government by not filing the review petition against the May 2022 judgment and impressing on the court that the Maharashtra government was the appropriate government, the court said. Here are some key observations by the Supreme Court in Bilkis Bano case: The men were convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano, who was pregnant at the time, and killing seven of her family members during riots in Gujarat in 2002. The writ petition, seeking direction to the government to consider remission, was filed by suppressing the material facts and making misleading statements, the apex court observed. The court held that the May 2022 order, in which it had directed the remission of one of the convicts to be considered according to the 1992 remission policy of the Gujarat government, was an order in nullity. ![]() ![]() Amazon Sale season is here! Splurge and save now! Click here
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