Ex-convicts of Rajiv Case Leave for Sri Lanka
8 months, 2 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 an end a long-running saga involving a criminal trial, legal tangles, and diplomatic intrigues that began with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur on the night of May 21, 1991. In the court, the State government announced that the Sri Lankan ex-convicts would be issued travel papers by the Sri Lankan High Commission and would hence be allowed to travel to their homeland soon. Of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi case who were released from jail in 2022 at the behest of the Supreme Court, four were Sri Lankan nationals – Santhan, Murugan, Robert Payas, and Jayakumar.

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Tamil Nadu tells Sri Lankan refugee he is dead, denies his petition to reside permanently
6 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu tells Sri Lankan refugee he is dead, denies his petition to reside permanently

The Hindu  

The Commissionerate of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non Resident Tamils has informed a Sri Lankan refugee that he is dead, and hence his representation seeking permission to reside in Tamil Nadu permanently cannot be considered. Filing a writ petition to shift the refugee Kanthan, alias K. Krishnakumar, from a special camp at Tiruchi to a camp at Uchampatti in Madurai …

Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: How India's 6th PM Was Assassinated On May 21, 1991
7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: How India's 6th PM Was Assassinated On May 21, 1991

ABP News  

“Saab is gone ma.” A knock on the window at night, a policeman waiting outside with grim news. This is how former Union minister Margaret Alva found out about the demise of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, according to a piece she wrote in Hindustan Times on his 28th death anniversary. Tuesday marks 33 years since Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by …

Three Sri Lankan convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case released from Tiruchi Special Camp
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three Sri Lankan convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case released from Tiruchi Special Camp

The Hindu  

Three Sri Lankan nationals convicted in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case — Murugan alias Sriharan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar — who were prematurely freed from prison and then detained at a special camp in Tiruchi, were deported to Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Tiruchi Collector M. Pradeep Kumar told The Hindu that after the receipt of all travel …

[Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case] Issued Documents For Convicts To Travel Back To Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan High Commission Tells Madras High Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

[Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case] Issued Documents For Convicts To Travel Back To Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan High Commission Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Sri Lankan High Commission has informed the Madras High Court that temporary travel documents have been issued to Balasundaram Robert Payas, Mr. Vetrivel Srikaran, and Mr. Shanmugalingam Jeyakumar, convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case allowing them to be deported to Sri Lanka. During the course of the proceedings, the Additional Public Prosecutor informed the court that the Sri …

Rajiv Gandhi case convicts Sriharan, Robert Payas, Jayakumar to visit Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission on March 13
9 months, 1 week ago

Rajiv Gandhi case convicts Sriharan, Robert Payas, Jayakumar to visit Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission on March 13

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi Collector on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court of having fixed an appointment with the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts Murugan alias Sriharan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar. Appearing before a Division Bench of Justices R. Suresh Kumar and K. Kumaresh Babu, Additional Public Prosecutor R. Muniyapparaj said …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Moves Madras High Court For Getting All Country Passport To Travel To UK
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case ex-convict Santhan’s body flown to Sri Lanka
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case ex-convict Santhan’s body flown to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The body of Santhan, alias T. Suthenthirarajah, a released convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case was flown to Colombo on Friday morning from Chennai. Santhan, 55, died on Wednesday morning at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai due to cryptogenic cirrhosis with liver failure. He was lodged in the special camp in Tiruchi central jail …

Rajiv Gandhi case ex-convict Santhan’s death | Madras High Court calls for his medical records
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajiv Gandhi case ex-convict Santhan’s death | Madras High Court calls for his medical records

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to obtain the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission’s clearance to take the mortal remains of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Santhan, alias T. Suthenthirarajah, to the island nation. Sundaresan and State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah said that a clearance from the Deputy High Commission, death …

Santhan, released convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, dies due to illness
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Santhan, released convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, dies due to illness

The Hindu  

Santhan, 55, one of the released convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, died on Wednesday, February 28 morning at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Santhan alias Suthenthiraraja, one of the six released convicts in the assassination case, was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in a critical condition. Santhan, 55, had been referred from the Mahatma …

Sri Lankan High Commission has issued travel document for Rajiv Gandhi case convict Santhan, T.N. informs Madras High Court
10 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan High Commission has issued travel document for Rajiv Gandhi case convict Santhan, T.N. informs Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, informed the Madras High Court that the Deputy High Commission for Sri Lanka in Chennai had issued a temporary travel document in favour of former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict, Santhan alias T. Suthenthirarajah. The letter stated that the Deputy High Commission had received a request from the Ministry of …

Freed convicts of Rajiv assassination case seek release from special camp
1 year, 1 month ago

Freed convicts of Rajiv assassination case seek release from special camp

The Hindu  

Two of the seven freed convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S. Jeyakumar and B. Robert Payas, currently lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp, have filed petitions before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking their release from the camp. While Jeyakumar said he wanted to live with his family in Chennai, Robert Payas said he wanted to live …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Freed convict Santhan wants to return home
1 year, 2 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, 2 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 …

Steps initiated to deport four Sri Lankan convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, FRRO tells Madras High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Steps initiated to deport four Sri Lankan convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, FRRO tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Foreigners Regional Registration Officer in Chennai has informed the Madras High Court of having written to Ministry of External Affairs on November 12, 2022 to take steps for issuance of travel documents by the Sri Lankan High Commission in India to the four Sri Lankan life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case since they had now …

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Release Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Srikaran From Foreigners Detention Centre
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Release Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Srikaran From Foreigners Detention Centre

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office, the Secretary of Public Department, and the Tiruchirappalli District Collector on a plea filed by S Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, for release of her husband Srikaran, a co-convict, from the Foreigners Detention Centre in Tiruchirappalli. In her plea, Nalini submitted that her husband, who …

Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, files plea at Madras High Court for release of husband Murugan from refugee camp
1 year, 5 months ago

Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, files plea at Madras High Court for release of husband Murugan from refugee camp

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday, July 6, 2023 ordered notices, returnable in six weeks, to the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer in Chennai, the Public Secretary and the Tiruchi Collector on a writ petition filed by a convict in the PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S. Nalini, who wants her husband and co-convict, Murugan alias Sriharan, to be released from …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Murugan acquitted in Vellore jail case
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Murugan acquitted in Vellore jail case

New Indian Express  

VELLORE: The Vellore district judicial arbitration court acquitted two persons, including Murugan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, in a case related to obstructing a woman guard at the Vellore central jail from performing her duties. Murugan, who had been in jail for over 30 years in connection with the assassination case, was released on November …

DC Edit | Rajiv killers’ release: Govt plea raises key questions
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Centre asks SC to review premature release of Rajiv Gandhi\'s killers
2 years, 1 month 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 convicts release | Centre seeks review of Supreme Court order
2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 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 …

Centre moves Supreme Court over release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Cried for days when he died, says Rajiv Gandhi case convict Nalini Sriharan
2 years, 1 month ago

Cried for days when he died, says Rajiv Gandhi case convict Nalini Sriharan

India Today  

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts freed in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, said she had cried for days when the former prime minister was killed. Nalini said that she is from “Congress family” but carries the accusation of killing Rajiv Gandhi. SEND MURUGAN TO WHERE OUR DAUGHTER LIVES: NALINI On Monday, Nalini Sriharan visited Trichy Special camp, where four …

'Not happy at present.. release my husband': Nalini Sriharan requests TN, centre
2 years, 1 month ago

'Not happy at present.. release my husband': Nalini Sriharan requests TN, centre

Hindustan Times  

Nalini Sriharan - one of six convicted of the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 and whom the Supreme Court released from a prison in Tamil Nadu's Vellore last week - has appealed to the centre and state to release four Sri Lankan nationals - including her husband V Sriharan. Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in …

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, …

DC Edit | Was Rajiv assassins\' early release a little premature?
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Was Rajiv assassins\' early release a little premature?

Deccan Chronicle  

The release of the last six convicts undergoing life terms for their involvement in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi suddenly evoked myriad emotions in the political and public spheres. Besides politicians allegiant to the Congress Party to which Rajiv Gandhi belonged, relatives of those who lost their lives when a human bomb blew herself up and …

What Rajiv Gandhi convict Nalini said on meeting Priyanka Gandhi in jail
2 years, 1 month ago

What Rajiv Gandhi convict Nalini said on meeting Priyanka Gandhi in jail

Hindustan Times  

Nalini Sriharan, one of the six convicts freed this week by the Supreme Court in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on Sunday revealed that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had visited her in jail and asked her about the killing of her father - former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Nalini, who was jailed for the assassination of former prime minister …

Priyanka Gandhi asked questions on father’s assassination, says Nalini Sriharan
2 years, 1 month ago

Priyanka Gandhi asked questions on father’s assassination, says Nalini Sriharan

Live Mint  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had asked about killing of her father Rajiv Gandhi when she met her in prison in 2008, Nalini Sriharan, convict freed in the former Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case said on Sunday. Priyanka Gandhi had become emotional and cried when she met Nalini Sriharan in the Vellore Central Prison over a decade ago, she told reporters …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Four convicts lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp after prison release
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Four convicts lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp after prison release

The Hindu  

The four life convicts — Murugan, Santhan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar — in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were lodged in the Special Camp at Tiruchi in the late hours of Saturday, November 12, 2022, after the Supreme Court ordered their release. Of the six convicts released on Saturday, the four men who are Sri Lankan nationals who had entered …

‘See us as victims, not killers’: Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict after walking out of jail
2 years, 1 month ago

‘See us as victims, not killers’: Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict after walking out of jail

Hindustan Times  

Referring to his release from prison after more than three decades in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, RP Ravichandran said that time will judge them as “innocents”. Ravichandran, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after being released from the prison, in Madurai, Saturday, November 12, 2022. Speaking with news agency ANI, Ravichandran …

Priyanka Gandhi met me in jail, questioned about her father Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, says Nalini Sriharan
2 years, 1 month ago

Priyanka Gandhi met me in jail, questioned about her father Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, says Nalini Sriharan

India TV News  

Highlights Nalini, convict freed in former PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case said Priyanka met her in jail Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked about the killing of her father Rajiv Gandhi, Nalini said Nalini was freed on November 12 following a Supreme Court order Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts freed in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case on Sunday said …

'Have my reservations...': Rajiv Gandhi case convict Nalini on meeting Gandhis
2 years, 1 month ago

'Have my reservations...': Rajiv Gandhi case convict Nalini on meeting Gandhis

India Today  

One of the six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Nalini Sriharan, who was released following the Supreme Court's order, shared that she had reservations about meeting the Gandhi family. Speaking to India Today, she said that despite the Supreme Court's verdict on their release, her husband, Sriharan alias Murugan was taken along with Santhan, Robert Pious and Jayakumar …

Ravichandran released from Madurai prison
2 years, 1 month ago

Ravichandran released from Madurai prison

The Hindu  

P. Ravichandran, a life convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was released from Madurai Central Prison on Saturday after completion of legal formalities. Ravichandran, who was out on parole, was brought to the Madurai prison from his native place near Vilathikulam in Thoothukudi district at 7.45 p.m. Addressing media persons outside the prison, Mr. Ravichandran first …

Nalini, Sriharan set free along with 3 other Rajiv case convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Nalini, Sriharan set free along with 3 other Rajiv case convicts

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Nalini Sriharan, her husband V. Sriharan alias Murugan and three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were released from Tamil Nadu prisons on Saturday evening. Supreme Court lawyers will also speak tomorrow.” Earlier, a convict who was set free in May earlier, A.G. Perarivalan, along with his mother Arputhammal, received the duo at the Puzhal prison. The prison …

'Thankful to people of TN': Rajiv Gandhi convict Nalini Sriharan leaves jail
2 years, 1 month ago

'Thankful to people of TN': Rajiv Gandhi convict Nalini Sriharan leaves jail

Hindustan Times  

Nalini Sriharan and two of the six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, walked out of jail on Saturday evening from Tamil Nadu's Vellore Jail after the Supreme Court directed their release based on good conduct while behind bars. Nalini Sriharan, one of six convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, speaks to media persons after release from jail. The …

Convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi case walk out from Tamil Nadu prisons
2 years, 1 month ago

Convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi case walk out from Tamil Nadu prisons

The Hindu  

The six life convicts — Nalini, R.P. Ravichandran, Santhan, Murugan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar — in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were freed from prisons on Saturday evening after the Supreme Court ordered their release. Director-General of Police Amaraesh Pujari told The Hindu, “After receiving the orders of the Supreme Court on Saturday afternoon, we completed all the formalities for …

Rajiv Gandhi convicts likely to be released on Saturday
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi convicts likely to be released on Saturday

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, including Nalini Sriharan, are likely to be released this evening, a senior official indicated on Saturday. The prison officials set into motion the process of releasing all six of them including four Sri Lankan nationals, following the receipt of the Supreme Court's Friday order copy setting them at liberty. Nalini's husband …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini walks out of jail after 31 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini walks out of jail after 31 years

India Today  

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was released from prison today, a day after the Supreme Court ordered the release of all six convicts who were serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of the former prime minister. I spoke to my daughter today and she has thanked both the Centre and state …

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 …

‘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 …

‘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 - …

Supreme Court orders release of Rajiv Gandhi murder convicts Nalini Sriharan, R P Ravichandran
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court orders release of Rajiv Gandhi murder convicts Nalini Sriharan, R P Ravichandran

Op India  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the release of Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran, convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who are serving life sentences. The Supreme Court also noted that the Tamil Nadu government had also recommended the pre-mature release of Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran. In 2014, the then-Tamil Nadu government led by AIADMK’s …

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

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered to set free all six convicts facing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The bench comprising justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna passed the order while taking into consideration the case of A G Perarivalan, another convict in the case, who was released in May this year invoking its extraordinary power under …

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, …

Supreme Court Orders Release Of All Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Orders Release Of All Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the premature release of all six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts. In the Perarivalan case, the Supreme Court held that the Governor in the matter of remission was bound by State cabinet decision. After the Supreme Court ordered the release of Perarivalan, Nalin and Ravichandran moved the Madras High Court seeking …

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