Tag: review petition

r that, came a swarm of petitions calling for a review of the decision as given by the Supreme Court. Along with many other awaited decisions, the Supreme Court has finally pronounced its judgment in the review on the matter of deals concerning the 36 fighter-jets. The review decision was pronounced by a three-judge bench consisting of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi along with Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, saying it is ‘without any merit’, dismissing the review. Furthermore, it emphasised that the verdict of the apex court had come from the power vested in under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution.

No later 56 review petitions, four fresh writ petitions and five transfer pleas were indeed filed on the decision of the Supreme Court, and now the court is set to deliver its judgment in the review hearing. After a lengthy trial, the court had reserved decision on the reconsideration of the September 2018 judgment. The bench is now being headed by CJI Rajan Gogoi, Justices RF Nariman, A.M. Khanwilakr, D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. The review pleas were heard in an open court after hearing the parties including Nair Service Society, Thantry of the temple, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the state government both in favour as well against the plea of review.