Rajiv Gandhi assassination case judgement underlines Governors cannot sit on resolutions, says Stalin
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case judgement underlines Governors cannot sit on resolutions, says Stalin

The Hindu  

Welcoming the Supreme Court judgment freeing the six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Mr. Stalin recalled the DMK’s consistent position favouring the release of the convicts while the party was in government, as well as when it was in the Opposition. Since then, the DMK had favoured the release of the convicts and had petitioned the President and the Prime Minister and had taken steps to stand by their human rights, he said. We consistently urged him for their release.” Terming the release of A.G. Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the case earlier as the first victory, the Chief Minister said the release of the other six convicts was the second victory.

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‘SC order endorses DMK’s social justice model’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘SC order endorses DMK’s social justice model’

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin and leaders of various political parties on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the power of the states to sub-classify the Scheduled Castes to grant separate quotas for more disadvantaged sections within the SC categories. He recalled that former chief minister M Karunanidhi had brought in the 3% internal reservation for the Arunthathiyar …

Resolution not against Governor, but his speech: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
1 year, 10 months ago

Resolution not against Governor, but his speech: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

India Today  

Weeks after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin piloted a resolution against Governor RN Ravi, the former has clarified that the resolution was moved to take on record only parts of his speech that were approved by the state government. Amid an ongoing rift between the Raj Bhavan and the DMK-led government in the state, Governor R N Ravi's tea …

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Centre Files Review Petition In SC Against Early Release Of Convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Centre Files Review Petition In SC Against Early Release Of Convicts

ABP News  

The Central government on Thrusday has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Centre files review petition in the Supreme Court against the November 11 order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Earlier, the Supreme Court ordered the …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts

Firstpost  

On 11 November, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after the Tamil Nadu government recommended their remission in 2016 New Delhi: Centre on Thursday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the 11 November order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. On …

Rajiv Gandhi killing: Kin of deceased say release of convicts ‘unacceptable’
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi killing: Kin of deceased say release of convicts ‘unacceptable’

Hindustan Times  

Over three decades ago, on the fateful night of 21 May 1991 when a suicide bomber carried out the assassination of the then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi while killing 16 others in Tamil Nadu, S Abbas was oblivious that the casualties involved his mother also. S Abbas’s mother was killed in the attack carried out to assassinate the then prime …

A sense of an ending: The Hindu Editorial on the release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

A sense of an ending: The Hindu Editorial on the release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts

The Hindu  

The release of the six remaining convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case marks the end of a tragic episode that began with India’s disastrous involvement in Sri Lanka’s internal strife in the 1980s. Political parties in Tamil Nadu campaigned for the release of the four convicts on death row and three serving life terms. The Court, earlier this year, …

Congress criticises SC verdict; DMK, VCK, PMK, Left welcome convicts’ release
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress criticises SC verdict; DMK, VCK, PMK, Left welcome convicts’ release

The Hindu  

Even as the Congress described the release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as totally unacceptable and completely erroneous, its allies in Tamil Nadu – the DMK, the VCK and the CPI – welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision. CPI State secretary K. Balakrishnan said the assassination of the former Prime Minister and others was a sad event, …

SC orders release of six Rajiv Gandhi killers serving life terms
2 years, 1 month ago

SC orders release of six Rajiv Gandhi killers serving life terms

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday freed six convicts who have spent more than three decades in jail for their involvement in the assassination of former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi. In the present case also, the Cabinet has resolved to grant remission to the applicants.” Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision. It is most unfortunate that …

Congress on Rajiv Gandhi's killers' release: 'Sonia Gandhi entitled to views...'
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress on Rajiv Gandhi's killers' release: 'Sonia Gandhi entitled to views...'

Hindustan Times  

Veteran Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Friday denounced the release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, calling the Supreme Court's decision a matter of “serious concern”. The statement comes hours after the top court directed premature release of Nalini Sriharan and five other convicts in the assassination case of the former Prime Minister. Addressing a presser, Singhvi …

‘Unacceptable, erroneous’: Congress criticizes SC’s decision of releasing Rajiv Gandhi’s killers
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Unacceptable, erroneous’: Congress criticizes SC’s decision of releasing Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

Hindustan Times  

Expressing displeasure over the Supreme Court’s decision to release all six convicts serving life imprisonment in the case related to the assassination of Congress leader and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Congress on Friday said it finds the top court’s decision “untenable”. Rahul Gandhi had previously said he went through tremendous pain after his father’s assassination but he holds no …

MK Stalin welcomes SC order to release Rajiv Gandhi's killers: 'Victory of...'
2 years, 1 month ago

MK Stalin welcomes SC order to release Rajiv Gandhi's killers: 'Victory of...'

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to release of six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran, serving life term in the assassination case of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin “Following Perarivalan, the Supreme Court has released six people including Nalini - a victory of our strong …

‘Totally unacceptable’: Congress as top court sets free Rajiv Gandhi's killers
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Totally unacceptable’: Congress as top court sets free Rajiv Gandhi's killers

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Friday described the Supreme Court's decision to free the killers of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi as “totally unacceptable”, and “completely erroneous”. “The Supreme Court's decision to free the remaining killers of former PM Rajiv Gandhi is unacceptable and completely erroneous. It is most unfortunate that the Supreme Court has not acted in consonance with the spirit …

SC orders release of six convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination
2 years, 1 month ago

SC orders release of six convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all six remaining convicts in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, noting they had undergone over three decades of incarceration, and that the Tamil Nadu government’s September 9, 2018, decision to release them was binding on the state Governor. The court by its May 18 judgment …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders premature release of all 6 convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders premature release of all 6 convicts

Firstpost  

A Bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna said the top court’s judgement in the case of A G Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is applicable in their matter New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday ordered release of all six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Earlier, two convicts - …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts

The Hindu  

November 11, 2022 01:33 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST The Supreme Court, on November 11, ordered for the immediate release of six convicts who are serving life sentence for more than three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A recent affidavit filed by Tamil Nadu, represented by advocate Joseph S. Aristotle, had agreed with the petitioners when it …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: All 6 convicts set free by Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: All 6 convicts set free by Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has set free all six convicts - serving life imprisonment - in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The court noted that the Tamil Nadu cabinet had recommended their release on September 9, 2018, and this opinion will be binding on the Governor before whom the convicts had filed remission plea. His good conduct in prison, medical condition, …

Nalini among 6 convicts released by Supreme Court in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
2 years, 1 month ago

Nalini among 6 convicts released by Supreme Court in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all six convicts who are currently serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. All convicts are to be released from jail if not needed in any other case, the court said while hearing the plea filed by the prime accused named in the case, …

Party disagrees with Gandhis: Congress MP on Rajiv Gandhi assassins' release
2 years, 1 month ago

Party disagrees with Gandhis: Congress MP on Rajiv Gandhi assassins' release

India Today  

The Supreme Court’s decision to release Rajiv Gandhi’s killers has “shocked the nation’s conscience”, said senior lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Today, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six of the convicts who had carried out the brutal, pre-meditated and heinous assassination of our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. "The somewhat strange and possibly unintended effect of …

DC Edit | SC’s Rajiv convict ruling also redefines governors’ powers
2 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | SC’s Rajiv convict ruling also redefines governors’ powers

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court invoked special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to set free Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan. But by no means has his innocence been established even if his task in a big plot on foreign soil by Sri Lankan separatist militants was just to buy a couple of nine-volt batteries that may have been …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras High Court Asks If Governor Sent Files Of All Convicts To President Or Perarivalan's Alone
2 years, 8 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras High Court Asks If Governor Sent Files Of All Convicts To President Or Perarivalan's Alone

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to find whether recommendations to release all the prisoners in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case was forwarded by the Governor to the President or if it was AG Perarivalan's case alone that was referred. In this case, the apex court had observed as follows- "The President is symbolic, the Central …

Can’t Make Decision on Releasing Convict Ravichandran, Says Madras HC on Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
3 years, 4 months ago

Can’t Make Decision on Releasing Convict Ravichandran, Says Madras HC on Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

News 18  

One of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, RP Ravichandran, approached the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday for his release after serving for more than 29 years of jail term. Ravichandran, 51, who is currently lodged at the Madurai Central Jail, stated in his petition that he was under tremendous mental pressure and has …

Tamil Nadu minister urges President afresh to release 7 convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu minister urges President afresh to release 7 convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy on Wednesday said the state government urged President Ram Nath Kovind to decide its request for the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had written to President Kovind seeking the release of seven convicts who were found guilty in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination …

Tamil Nadu CM writes to President Kovind seeking release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM writes to President Kovind seeking release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts

India Today  

Chief minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin has written to President of India, Ramnath Kovind, seeking early release of Nalini, Murugan, Santhan, Perarivalan, Jayakumar, Robert Payas and Ravichandran, who were convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. CM Stalin stated that Nalini's original death sentence was commuted under Article 161 and Supreme Court commuted death sentence of …

President Competent Authority to Decide on Release of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, SC Told
3 years, 10 months ago

President Competent Authority to Decide on Release of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, SC Told

News 18  

The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has said that President Ram Nath Kovind is the appropriate authority to consider the plea by the Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict, AG Perarivalan, seeking pardon and release from prison. In an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Home Affairs, said, “Governor of Tamil Nadu …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case : President Competent Authority To Decide Perarivalan's Pardon, Says Tamil Nadu Governor
3 years, 10 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case : President Competent Authority To Decide Perarivalan's Pardon, Says Tamil Nadu Governor

Live Law  

The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor has proposed that the President of India is the competent authority to deal the request of remission of sentence in case of AG Perarivalan, the convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case The Ministry of Home Affairs has submitted an affidavit stating that the Tamil Nadu Governor, …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case : President Competent Authority To Decide Perarivalan's Pardon, Says Tamil Nadu Governor
3 years, 10 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case : President Competent Authority To Decide Perarivalan's Pardon, Says Tamil Nadu Governor

Live Law  

The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor has proposed that the President of India is the competent authority to deal the request of remission of sentence in case of AG Perarivalan, the convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case The Ministry of Home Affairs has submitted an affidavit stating that the Tamil Nadu Governor, …

Rajiv Gandhi murder case: Governor can rule on convicts’ plea, says SC
4 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi murder case: Governor can rule on convicts’ plea, says SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency investigation into the “larger conspiracy” behind Rajiv Gandhi assassination in 1991 need not deter the Tamil Nadu Governor from deciding the plea for pardon of convicts like A.G. Perarivalan, who have been serving their sentence in jail for over two decades. Almost three years later, on September 2018, the Supreme …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Not Happy With Perarivalan's Remission Recommendation Pending With Governor For Over 2 Years, Says Supreme Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Not Happy With Perarivalan's Remission Recommendation Pending With Governor For Over 2 Years, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally expressed unhappiness over the fact that the recommendation made by the Tamil Nadu state government for the remission of the sentence of A G Perarivalan, the convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, had been pending before the Governor for over two years. At this juncture, Justice Nageswara Rao told that the probe into …

‘Governor’s decision on Rajiv case convicts after MDMA gives report’
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Governor’s decision on Rajiv case convicts after MDMA gives report’

The Hindu  

Governor Banwarilal Purohit has decided to take a call on releasing all seven convicts involved in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case only after the final report of a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency, the Madras High Court was told on Wednesday. Velumani were informed by State Public Prosecutor A. Natarajan that a Deputy Secretary to the Governor had written …

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