Centre files review petition against Rajiv Gandhi convicts' release

The Centre filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the November 11 order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

The Centre filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday against the November 11 order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The Centre said since the case is related to the assassination of the former Prime Minister of India, the court should have heard the Union of India before passing an order to release the convicts. “Petitions/applications related to the case were filed in the court without making the Union of India a party,” the petition stated. 

The court had on May 18 released AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv