New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the CBI’s response on a plea seeking the recall of its 1999 judgement upholding the conviction of seven accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R. Banumathi sought the Central Bureau of Investigation’s response on a plea by A.G. Perarivalan — one of the seven convicts undergoing life imprisonment for his role in the conspiracy leading to the assassination of the former Prime Minister.
Perarivalan has sought the recall of the 1999 judgement after Superintendent of Police, who investigated the case, said in an affidavit that he had not recorded Perarivalan’s statement that he was not aware the purpose for which the batteries supplied by him would be used.
Perarivalan was accused of supplying batteries that were used in the explisive device that killed Gandhi at Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991.
—IANS
In the same vein, I humbly and respectfully submit the following, “May I dare to ask the “new SC” to reopen the 2002 Gujarat case in which Modi was personally acquitted. That was bizarre to me then and my country of present residence (US) didn’t issue a visa to Modi to enter the US. Right now it would be highly appropriate for India nationally and internationally that the largest democracy in the world to maintain its image must show to the world-at-large that the third-world Indian “democracy” prides to have an independent Judiciary that can’t be negligent toward anyone. If not, the crux of the matter shall remain unresolved forever. It is not just a question of politics. It is much higher. It is moral. It is ethical. Else, MLK gets my nod, “injustice to one is justice to NONE”. Period!