Perarivalan’s mother moves SC
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She seeks copy of communication from Governor
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She seeks copy of communication from Governor
A petition was moved in the Supreme Court by the mother of A.G. Perarivalan, who is serving life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking a copy of a communication from the Tamil Nadu Governor concerning her son’s plea for an early release.
Arputham Ammal, represented by advocates Prabu Ramasubramanian and K. Paari Vendhan, said the letter from the Governor was read out by the public prosecutor in the Madras High Court on July 29, last year.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Tamil Nadu Governor declines to take call on convict Perarivalan’s plea
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President is ‘competent authority’ to deal with request for freedom, says Banwarilal Purohit.
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President is ‘competent authority’ to deal with request for freedom, says Banwarilal Purohit.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has refrained from taking a call on a plea for the early release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan. The Governor said the President of India was the “appropriate competent authority” to deal with Perarivalan’s request for freedom.
“His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu considered all the facts on record and after perusal of the relevant documents, recorded that the Honourable President of India is the appropriate competent authority to deal with the request for remittance vide his order dated January 25, 2021. The proposal received by the Central government will be proce
Delay in Perarivalan case ‘extraordinary’, says Supreme Court
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January 20, 2021 19:12 IST
The Centre, for the first time, raised the point about the Tamil Nadu Governor’s power to grant remission to Perarivalan under Article 161 of the Constitution in November 2020.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan. File
The Centre, for the first time, raised the point about the Tamil Nadu Governor’s power to grant remission to Perarivalan under Article 161 of the Constitution in November 2020.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case of convict A.G. Perarivalan is “extraordinary” because the Tamil Nadu Governor has delayed a decision for years despite the State government recommending pardon.