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Disqualified BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena seeks Rajasthan Governor's pardon to regain assembly seatKanwar Lal Meena, a former BJP MLA, disqualified due to a court sentence, is seeking a pardon from Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade. Meen...- Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Supreme Court orders release of Nalini Sriharan, RP Ravichandran serving life sentenceThe Supreme Court on Friday ordered release of six accused including Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran, serving life imprisonment in conn...
- Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC adjourns hearing on Nalini's plea seeking premature releaseIn two separate affidavits, the Tamil Nadu government told the top court that in the cabinet meeting held on September 9, 2018, it had cons...
- TN favours pre-mature release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts, says governor bound by aid and advice"That the said recommendation in respect of seven life convict petitioners were sent to the then governor of Tamil Nadu individually for ap...
- Rajiv Gandhi case: Will order Perarivalan's release as you are not ready to argue, SC to UoIA bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai told the Centre that the Governor was bound by the aid and advice given by the Tamil Nadu...
- Why can't Rajiv Gandhi case convict be released after serving 36 years in prison: SC to CentreThe top court said that prima facie it finds the governor's decision to be wrong and against the constitution as he is bound by the aid and...
- SC refers to seven-judge bench issue of grant of remission to convicts by statesReferring to the inconsistency in the 1978 verdict, Justice Lalit, writing the judgement, decided to refer the issue to a larger bench to e...
- SC questions Haryana govt over remission policy, seeks response in two weeksThe apex court has directed the state government to respond within two weeks on whether such a policy, which the court said appeared runnin...
- Nalini Sriharan's plea seeking direction to Guv for early release dismissedNalini Sriharan is a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Governor for her premature ...
- Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini seeks early releaseThe plea comes two days after the Supreme Court asked the Tamil Nadu Governor to consider the mercy petition of A G Perarivalan, another co...
- Rajiv Gandhi assassination: HC disposes of Nalini Sriharan's petition for pre-mature releaseThe Judge also said the court cannot issue a direction to the state Governor to perform his constitutional function in a particular manner.
- Supreme Court cannot exercise power of pardon vested with President, GovernorA bench of justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh said that Article 32 can only be invoked when there is violation of any fundamental r...
- Goa Cabinet grants pardon to Miccky Pacheco; Governor to decide on pleaGoa Cabinet has moved a resolution granting pardon to jailed Nuvem MLA Pacheco, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for slapping ...
- In haste, Jayalalithaa threw away rule book?Anxious to steal the thunder, has the Tamil Nadu government forgotten provision of setting up an advisory board to process remission senten...
- Power of Prez to pardon convicts cannot be interfered with: HC"The President, while exercising power under Article 72, is required to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers...," the benc...
- Power of president to pardon convicts cannot be interfered with: HCDismissing a PIL, Madras High Court today said the power of the President of India to pardon convicts or commute death penalty cannot be in...
- Seeking remission from President is Sanjay Dutt's only optionGiven his string of charitable work, the actor could move either the President or the Maharashtra governor to seek remission of sentence.
- Governors can't exceed powers of pardon, says SCThe Supreme Court has said that governor of a state while exercising the pardoning power should not encroach upon the judicial turf to deci...
- Madras HC rejects Nalini's plea for premature releaseThe Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature relea...
- Madras HC rejects Nalini's plea on premature releaseMadras HC dismissed her plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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