Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: TN moves SC for review of verdict on remission to convicts
8 years, 7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: TN moves SC for review of verdict on remission to convicts

Live Law  

Nearly eight months after the Supreme Court ruled that the Centre has primacy over states' right to grant remission as the case was conducted by a central agency like the CBI, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu government moved the apex court again seeking a review of the verdict.It sought review of the apex court's verdict in December last year virtually overturning the State. Nearly eight months after the Supreme Court ruled that the Centre has primacy over states' right to grant remission as the case was conducted by a central agency like the CBI, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu government moved the apex court again seeking a review of the verdict. The court, which had settled questions arising out of Tamil Nadu government's decision to free Gandhi's assassins, had dealt elaborately with the situations where the Centre will prevail over states' decision to grant remission which included cases where their powers are co-extensive, where trial has been held under central laws or conducted by agencies like CBI, or when they pertain to death penalty It all began on February 18, 2014 when the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of three Rajv Gandhi assassination case convicts - Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan - to life sentences. Presuming that the state government was the “appropriate authority” in the case, which the apex court on Wednesday declared it was not, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa - in a politically-motivated move that caused huge national uproar - not only ordered the release of the trio, but also four others - Nalini, Robert Pious, Jayakumar and Ravichandran - who were serving life sentences, thereby granting remission to all seven convicts.

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SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks
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1 week, 1 day ago

SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Odisha government to take a call on the plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in 1999. Viswanathan gave the State government six weeks to decide the convict’s plea for …

Sajjan gets second life sentence over 1984 riots
1 month ago

Sajjan gets second life sentence over 1984 riots

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced former Congress parliamentarian Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment following his conviction in the brutal murder of a father and son during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Saraswati Vihar, Delhi, culminating a roughly four-decade-long battle for justice. Sajjan gets second life sentence over 1984 riots The verdict marked the second life term handed …

What judges said on refusing demands for a death sentence to Sajjan Kumar
1 month ago

What judges said on refusing demands for a death sentence to Sajjan Kumar

India Today  

A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. WHAT SPECIAL JUDGE KAVERI BAWEJA'S VERDICT SAID "The 'satisfactory' conduct of the convict as per the report of the jail authorities, the ailments from which he is reportedly suffering, the fact that the convict has roots …

SC sets aside death penalty to man convicted of killing wife, daughter
1 month, 1 week ago

SC sets aside death penalty to man convicted of killing wife, daughter

Hindustan Times  

India’s criminal justice system disproportionately disadvantages the accused, especially those who are economically or socially vulnerable, the Supreme Court has lamented while setting aside the death penalty awarded to a man convicted of murdering his wife and 12-year-old daughter. The court held that the accused was denied a fair trial due to procedural deficiencies, including the absence of legal representation …

Prisoners can be granted leave irrespective of their pending appeals against conviction, rules Madras High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prisoners can be granted leave irrespective of their pending appeals against conviction, rules Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Convicts can be granted ordinary as well as emergency leave even if their appeals, against the conviction, were pending either before the High Court or the Supreme Court provided they were not facing trial in any other case, a Full Bench of the Madras High Court has held. The Full Bench agreed with State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah that …

Death penalty an exception, not the rule: SC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Death penalty an exception, not the rule: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that not every case of multiple murders qualifies as a “rarest of rare” instance warranting the death penalty, particularly when there is potential for reform. The court underscored that while the crime was brutal and deeply disturbing, the absence of criminal antecedents, favourable prison reports indicating a scope for rehabilitation and legal precedents weighed against …

Bengal government can’t appeal against trial court order in R.G. Kar case: CBI
2 months ago

Bengal government can’t appeal against trial court order in R.G. Kar case: CBI

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said it would hear the Central Bureau of Investigation and the victim’s family and the convict through their lawyers before deciding on the admission of an appeal filed by the West Bengal government challenging the life term awarded to the convict in the R.G. State’s Advocate General Kishore Dutta had approached the court stating …

Beant Singh assassination: SC gives 'last chance' to Centre to decide on convict's mercy plea
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2 months, 1 week ago

Beant Singh assassination: SC gives 'last chance' to Centre to decide on convict's mercy plea

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide on death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. The top court was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his death sentence to life term due to the "inordinate delay" in deciding his mercy plea. Centre sought six …

SC grants Centre till Mar 18 to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea
2 months, 1 week ago

SC grants Centre till Mar 18 to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a “last chance” to the Centre to decide by March 18 on the long-pending mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. “Let there be a medical report on his state of mind as he has been on death row,” Rohatgi requested the court, …

Supreme Court sets March 18 deadline for Centre’s decision on Rajoana mercy plea
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court sets March 18 deadline for Centre’s decision on Rajoana mercy plea

The Hindu  

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday listed death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s mercy plea in the Beant Singh assassination case on March 18, urging the Union government to either take a call or it will go ahead and decide the petition on merits. Mr. Rohatgi said prolonged delay in deciding his mercy plea, leading to a …

Supreme Court seeks Odisha and CBI’s reply on Dara’s remission plea
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks Odisha and CBI’s reply on Dara’s remission plea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the CBI to file its reply on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in 1999. Before asking the CBI to file its reply in four weeks, a …

Ensure release of prisoners languishing unnecessarily in jails: HC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ensure release of prisoners languishing unnecessarily in jails: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

The Madras High Court has asked its Registrar General to ensure that the process for release of prisoners languishing unnecessarily in jails was accelerated by completing the formalities.Filing of necessary petitions through the Legal Aid Services before the competent court should also be ensured.A division bench comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and M Jyothiraman passed the order on Monday on …

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition
4 months ago

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India has granted the central government four weeks to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict involved in the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court’s decision, issued on November 23, 2024, came after Rajoana’s legal team and advocates argued that his execution had been repeatedly delayed and that …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
4 months ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea
4 months, 1 week ago

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu’s secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. Balwant Singh Rajoana is convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant …

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov
6 months, 2 weeks ago

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has said it will hear in November the appeals by the convicts in the murder case of former Railway Minister L N Mishra, who was killed in a blast at Bihar's Samastipur Railway station in 1975, noting that the incident dates back to nearly five decades. LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct …

Ex-convicts of Rajiv Case Leave for Sri Lanka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-convicts of Rajiv Case Leave for Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Three ex-convicts, who had spent 30 years in jail for their involvement in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, left home to Sri Lanka by an Air Lanka flight from Chennai on Thursday after spending two years at a Special camp in Trichy following their release in 2022. The departure of the three Sri Lankan Tamils to their homeland brings to …

Three Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts deported to Sri Lanka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Three Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts deported to Sri Lanka

Op India  

Muguran, Robert, and Jayakumar, three convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case, were deported to Sri Lanka on Wednesday from Chennai airport. Previously, the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission awarded temporary travel credentials to the three convicts in the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. #WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts- Muguran, Robert …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Moves Madras High Court For Getting All Country Passport To Travel To UK
1 year ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Moves Madras High Court For Getting All Country Passport To Travel To UK

Live Law  

S Nalini, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, has approached the Madras High Court seeking directions to the state to permit her husband Srikaran @ Murugan, another convict in the case, to appear before the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai and get an all-country passport allowing him to travel to the United Kingdom and …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

Gujarat govt moves SC seeking review of verdict in Bilkis Bano case, says extreme observation unwarranted
1 year, 1 month ago

Gujarat govt moves SC seeking review of verdict in Bilkis Bano case, says extreme observation unwarranted

India TV News  

The Gujarat government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the court's verdict that quashed the remission granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots, saying certain observations made against the state were unwarranted. The Gujarat government has said the apex court's observation …

SC to hear plea by convict seeking to determine if a life sentence is for life
1 year, 1 month ago

SC to hear plea by convict seeking to determine if a life sentence is for life

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear a petition, filed by Chandrakant Jha, who is serving life term, seeking to know as to whether the specification of 'life sentence' would mean the entire life or can it be commuted or remitted by powers given under law. The Top Court's two-judge bench, headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy and …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Freed convict Santhan wants to return home
1 year, 5 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Freed convict Santhan wants to return home

The Hindu  

Santhan alias Suthenthiraraja, one of the seven life convicts granted premature release in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has requested the Sri Lankan President to help him return to the island nation and live there with his aged mother. In a petition sent to the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Santhan said he was now lodged in the Tiruchi special camp …

Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict’s plea to deport him to Sri Lanka
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict’s plea to deport him to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

Justice Sunder Mohan of the Madras High Court on Monday, October 9, 2023 recused himself from hearing a writ petition filed by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case convict, Santhan alias T. Suthendraraja, seeking a direction to the Union Home Ministry as well as the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate steps for his deportation to Sri Lanka. To …

Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’
1 year, 7 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’

Live Law  

The Supreme Court questioned why the policy for premature release was being applied selectively, during Thursday’s hearing in the challenge against the remission granted to Bilkis Bano’s rapists. There is only one life…hopefully.” ASG Raju explained, “My submission is that the court could have said that the second sentence would continue after remission in the first. The issue is whether …

Calcutta High Court Directs Sentence Review Board To Reconsider Plea For Remission Of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs In Jail
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs Sentence Review Board To Reconsider Plea For Remission Of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs In Jail

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently directed the West Bengal State Sentence Review Board to reconsider the plea of a petitioner, who has spent 23 years in incarceration, for remission of sentence, upon noting that the Board which had considered the plea was not only improperly constituted, but had also failed to consider the National Human Rights Commission Guidelines on …

'Barring Remission For Convicts Who Murdered Public Servants Discriminatory' : Bihar Govt Defends Premature Release Of Anand Mohan
1 year, 8 months ago

'Barring Remission For Convicts Who Murdered Public Servants Discriminatory' : Bihar Govt Defends Premature Release Of Anand Mohan

Live Law  

In a counter affidavit, recently, filed before the Supreme Court, the State of Bihar has defended the early release of former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the case for mob lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate, G. Krishnaiah in 1994. As per the remission policy of the State of Bihar, persons who are convicted for murder of public servants on …

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment on the ground of the long pendency of the mercy petition before the President of India. A three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol was hearing a writ petition seeking for …

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence
1 year, 10 months ago

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death sentence to life imprisonment, leaving it for the Union government to consider his mercy plea in connection with former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination in 1995. The Supreme Court on March 2 reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Rajoana in 2020 for …

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty
1 year, 10 months ago

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment. The top court had reserved its verdict on Rajoana's plea on March 2 after hearing the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the convict, and …

Political remission: on the Bihar government’s decision and the Anand Mohan Singh case
1 year, 10 months ago

Political remission: on the Bihar government’s decision and the Anand Mohan Singh case

The Hindu  

The Bihar government’s decision late last month to grant remission to Anand Mohan Singh is a disturbing political signal given the circumstances under which the remission was done. Apparently aimed at benefiting Singh, the government, on April 10, amended the Bihar Prison Manual, 2012, removing the “murder of a public servant on duty” clause from the case list for which …

Here is why Supreme Court bench commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his sister and her lover
1 year, 10 months ago

Here is why Supreme Court bench commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his sister and her lover

Op India  

On April 28, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty awarded to a 31-year-old man for murdering his sister Pooja and her lover Govind in 2017, and changed it to life imprisonment. “Young boy of 25 years – well-behaved, helping, and a person with leadership qualities” Supreme Court Says As It Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Killed …

Indian-origin minister about to scrap mandatory death sentence in THIS nation I DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian-origin minister about to scrap mandatory death sentence in THIS nation I DETAILS

India TV News  

Malaysia's Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. While the death sentence remains, courts will now be given the option of imposing jail sentences of up to 40 years, Deputy Law Minister …

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear plea against ’premature’ release of convicts
2 years ago

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear plea against ’premature’ release of convicts

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of Monday will hear a batch of pleas challenging the premature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. The Supreme Court will hear a group of petitions challenging the early release of 11 convicts who were involved in the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and …

Uphold dignity in death penalty
2 years ago

Uphold dignity in death penalty

Hindustan Times  

There are layers upon layers in the judicial debate on capital punishment — the efficacy and ethics of administering the death penalty, the adequacy of procedural safeguards, the choice of the most humane way to execute a person, and even the moral argument — but at its heart rests the motivation to safeguard the dignity of the life that is …

Kerala High Court Grants Parole To 'Ripper Jayanandan' For Attending Daughter's Wedding
2 years ago

Kerala High Court Grants Parole To 'Ripper Jayanandan' For Attending Daughter's Wedding

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted parole for a period of fifteen days to 'Ripper Jayanandan', an infamous killer accused of seven murders committed during thirty-five robberies, for partaking in the wedding of his daughter. However, taking note of the offences committed by the petitioner's husband, as well as his attempts to escape at every chance, the Court was …

Telangana HC rules remission is not an indefeasible right of convicts
2 years, 2 months ago

Telangana HC rules remission is not an indefeasible right of convicts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court held on Saturday that remission is not an indefeasible right of convicts, and they cannot seek premature release on the sole ground that they have completed 18 years of sentence and 24 years of sentence including remission. GO 30 said that convicted male prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for life and who had undergone an actual …

Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest November 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest November 2022

Live Law  

CBI Investigation - Keralite Medical Student Death in Mangaluru in 2014 - Writ petition filed by his father seeking CBI investigation - Allowed - It appears prima facie that it is not a case of simple accident as opined by the Investigating Agency - CID, Bengaluru has failed to perform its duty by not thoroughly investigating the case and tried …

DC Edit | Rajiv killers’ release: Govt plea raises key questions
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Rajiv killers’ release: Govt plea raises key questions

Deccan Chronicle  

The Union government moving the Supreme Court seeking a review of its November 11 order releasing all six remaining convicts undergoing life imprisonment for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is sure to spark serious discussions on certain constitutional and administrative topics. The court also cited the good character of the convicts during their long duration of their …

Rajiv Gandhi: Release of former Indian PM’s assassins sparks debate on justice and human rights
2 years, 4 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi: Release of former Indian PM’s assassins sparks debate on justice and human rights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The premature release of all …

Centre asks SC to review premature release of Rajiv Gandhi\'s killers
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre asks SC to review premature release of Rajiv Gandhi\'s killers

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Facing criticism from the Congress, the government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order for premature release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. “Government's decision to file review petition against the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts is a case of belated wisdom dawning,” said AICC general secretary K C …

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Centre Files Review Petition In SC Against Early Release Of Convicts
2 years, 4 months 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 case convicts release | Centre seeks review of Supreme Court order
2 years, 4 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi case convicts release | Centre seeks review of Supreme Court order

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order prematurely releasing six convicts serving life imprisonment for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. The government said the convicts had not made the Union a respondent in the Supreme Court despite being a “necessary and proper party” in the litigation. “This procedural …

Govt moves SC seeking review of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts’ release
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt moves SC seeking review of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts’ release

Live Mint  

The Central government has 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. Nalini Sriharan and four other convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were released from the prisons last week after the Supreme Court ordered it owing to their “good behaviour”. Earlier, …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Centre Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Order Releasing 6 Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Order Releasing 6 Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

Live Law  

The Central Government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the November 11 order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case saying that the order was passed without hearing it.Since the matter related to the assassination of a former Prime Minister, the Court ought to have heard the Union Government before passing …

Centre moves SC seeking review of Nov 11 order releasing Rajiv Gandhi killers
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre moves SC seeking review of Nov 11 order releasing Rajiv Gandhi killers

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its November 11 order granting remission to six convicts in the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. On Friday, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. On November 11, the Supreme Court had set free Nalini Sriharan and five …

Centre moves Supreme Court over release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre moves Supreme Court over release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts

India Today  

The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Last week, the Supreme Court had ordered the release of all six convicts who were serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. And now, the Centre has moved the Supreme Court claiming that …

Rajiv Gandhi killing: Kin of deceased say release of convicts ‘unacceptable’
2 years, 4 months 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 …

The Taste With Vir: Was Supreme Court wrong to release Rajiv Gandhi's assassination convicts?
2 years, 4 months ago

The Taste With Vir: Was Supreme Court wrong to release Rajiv Gandhi's assassination convicts?

Hindustan Times  

There are two things that need to be said about the release of Nalini Sriharan, convicted of her involvement in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination and of the others convicted in the same case. Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, during a press conference, a day after she was released from the prison following the …

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