Madras High Court stays execution of Rajiv Gandhi killers

[Lankan Ranger]

Madras High Court stays execution of Rajiv Gandhi killers

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered an interim stay on the execution of the three assassins of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who were to hang on September 9 after President Pratibha Patil rejected their mercy petitions last month.

The three -- Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan -- had argued that the 11-year delay in deciding their fate was violative of their fundamental rights as every human being under the Constitution is entitled to a speedy trial.

The court stayed their death sentence for eight weeks.

In more support, the Tamil Nadu Assembly too adopted a unanimous resolution urging President to consider the plea of the death row convicts.

The Madras High Court heard on Tuesday the review petitions of the death row convicts, seeking an interim injunction to stay their execution.

Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan sought to set aside the August 12 order of the President, rejecting their mercy pleas. They prayed the sentence be commuted to life imprisonment on the ground of 'undue delay' in disposing their mercy petitions.

Advocate N Chandrasekaran made a mention in the court of Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar yesterday morning, seeking an early hearing of the petitions, following which the judge agreed to hear them today.

In three separate petitions, the convicts also sought an interim injunction to stay their executions till disposal of their petitions.

They said the mercy pleas were with the President for 11 long years since April 26, 2000 before being rejected. They claimed 'an unwarranted, illegal and unconstitutional delay is caused by the President and the Union of India in the disposal of the mercy petition.'

Madras High Court stays execution of Rajiv Gandhi killers - Indian Express

 

[ashokdeiva]

Good Job High Court, I hope the President atleast this time thinks before she does some thing on the re-petition.
Its the mistake on the Presidents part to have not accepted or rejected the appeal earlier. The delay has resulted so that the three men have already completed a life sentence of 21 years.
This time they should be given a fair chance to live and be released ASAP

 

[Bang Galore]

Good Job High Court, I hope the President atleast this time thinks before she does some thing on the re-petition.
Its the mistake on the Presidents part to have not accepted or rejected the appeal earlier. The delay has resulted so that the three men have already completed a life sentence of 21 years.
This time they should be given a fair chance to live and be released ASAP

Two points: The President has very little role to play in a mercy petition, only going by the Home Ministry's decision. Secondly, these men will not be freed even if the sentence is commuted to life - the Supreme Court has made it clear that life means life.

 

[JingDong]

Great News !!!..... my dear Lankan Ranger from Sri Lanka.

How can India show any leniency towards ex-LTTE. Wow... this will firmly push your dearest Sri Lanka in China's arms.

Isn't it?

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...-terrorism-defence-secretary.html#post2033346

 

[rockstarIN]

I do not like these delays, but if it is life sentance then the state govt. have the power to commute it.

 

[pmukherjee]

I agree with Bang Galore # 3. Even if the Courts now admit that violation of human rights of the accused may occur since they have already been incarcerated for 21 years and a death sentence will now amount to a double punishment for the same offence, these people will spend the remainder of their lives in jail. The question remains of why did it take so long to dispose off the mercy petition? Was it deliberate so that the government could ensure that these terrorists who murdered our prime minister never went to the gallows because of the inordinate delay? And therefore did not annoy a large section of the Tamil population who supported Tamil parties which supported the government? I sincerely hope that this is not how the Afzal Guru case is handled.

 

[alphamale]

this is just a part of dirty politics, tamil politicians are protesting against death penalty of these 3 accused and in punjab politicians are protesting against death penalty to bhullar. If these 3 accused and bhullar are not hanged then india should end death penalty for all whether afzal guru or qasab. u can't be a hypocrite

 

[T90TankGuy]

Great News !!!..... my dear Lankan Ranger from Sri Lanka.

How can India show any leniency towards ex-LTTE. Wow... this will firmly push your dearest Sri Lanka in China's arms.

Isn't it?

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...-terrorism-defence-secretary.html#post2033346

seriously ?? do you have nothing better to do then troll? take your love squables elsewhere mate. this is the second thread .

 

[ashokdeiva]

this is just a part of dirty politics, tamil politicians are protesting against death penalty of these 3 accused and in punjab politicians are protesting against death penalty to bhullar. If these 3 accused and bhullar are not hanged then india should end death penalty for all whether afzal guru or qasab. u can't be a hypocrite

I am against death penality, let me make this clear, if a death sentnce is given to the three now, it becomes a double punishment. Either the President should have rejected the mercy peal long ago, its very late now and this is time that the president should realize that they have had the punishment in jail for a long term.
Even if Ajmal Kasab is given death penality the president should take the decession at the earlies if he applies for a mercy peal, rather than taking too much time, by the time he would have also completed the life sentence.

 

[alphamale]

I am against death penality, let me make this clear, if a death sentnce is given to the three now, it becomes a double punishment. Either the President should have rejected the mercy peal long ago, its very late now and this is time that the president should realize that they have had the punishment in jail for a long term.
Even if Ajmal Kasab is given death penality the president should take the decession at the earlies if he applies for a mercy peal, rather than taking too much time, by the time he would have also completed the life sentence.

double punishment or triple punishment it does not matter, after all they killed a former prime minister. they do not deserve to live and life imprisonment means their lives are spared

 

[ashokdeiva]

double punishment or triple punishment it does not matter, after all they killed a former prime minister. they do not deserve to live and life imprisonment means their lives are spared

one mans life is worth killing the entire Tamil Population in SL, is it not enough for the Gandhi family?

 

[alphamale]

one mans life is worth killing the entire Tamil Population in SL, is it not enough for the Gandhi family?

whatever, BTW are u a LTTE, tamil separatist supporter

 

[third eye]

Bloody Govt

They sat on this & so many others for way too long. Next Afzal Guru will also seek a way out on these lines.

This seems to be a ploy to beat the system and appease .

They should be hung pronto.

 

[ashokdeiva]

whatever, BTW are u a LTTE, tamil separatist supporter

I am an Indian, who supported the cause of a seperate Eelam in SL, but what is the significance of your question

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Bloody Govt

They sat on this & so many others for way too long. Next Afzal Guru will also seek a way out on these lines.

This seems to be a ploy to beat the system and appease .

They should be hung pronto.

At least you are accepting that it was the Government that is responsible for the delay.

 

[alphamale]

I am an Indian, who supported the cause of a seperate Eelam in SL, but what is the significance of your question

my point was that if u are a supporter of separate Eelam then what's ur take on kashmir, north eastern states, khalistan movement etc etc.