The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai invoked powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant release of Perarivalan who has been behind bars for 31 years.
The bench observed that the Tamil Nadu State Cabinet took the decision to grant remission to Perarivalan on relevant considerations, Live Law reported.
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