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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
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- The Supreme Court invoked its extraordinary powers to do complete justice and ordered the release of A.G. Perarivalan.
- Perarivalan was 19 years old when he was arrested in 1991 for buying batteries.
- That were used to trigger the belt bomb that killed the former prime minister.
- The top court bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao said the Tamil Nadu state cabinet’s advice recommending the premature release of all seven convicts in the case was binding on the governor.
- While delivering the verdict, the Supreme Court used Article 142 to exercise its special powers in any case or matter pending before it to do “complete justice”.
- The Maru Ram case (1980) held that Governor has to abide by aid and advice of state cabinet.
- If it is not agreeable, then the Governor must send the matter back to the state for reconsideration.
Other instances under Article 142
- During the Bhopal gas tragedy case had also ordered the US-based Union Carbide Corporation to pay $470 million compensation to the victims.
- In the Ram Mandir verdict had refused division of the land, and instead handed over 2.77 acres of disputed area to Hindus.
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