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Curative Petition
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
The final, extraordinary judicial remedy in the Supreme Court of India (Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra), invoked after a Review Petition has been dismissed, to cure gross miscarriages of justice or violations of natural justice (such as undisclosed judicial bias).
Example
A party establishes that a senior judge on the Constitution Bench that dismissed their review petition held substantial undisclosed equity in the opposing private respondent corporation; the party moves a Curative Petition.