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SC issues contempt notice to petitioner and his lawyer signed contemptuous petition; petitioner fined Rs 5 lakh

SC issues contempt notice to petitioner and his lawyer signed who contemptuous petition; petitioner fined Rs 5 lakh

A lawyer, who signed a petition, without paying attention to the details of the petition, has landed in trouble, with the Supreme Court issuing him a notice to show cause, why action for contempt of the court be not initiated against him and the petitioner.

SC releases convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case; Congress disagrees, Sonia Gandhi approves

SC releases convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case; Congress disagrees, Sonia Gandhi approves

The Indian National Congress today expressed its annoyance at the Supreme Court decision to free Nalini Sriharan and five other convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, even as the party disagreed with Sonia Gandhi, who had pleaded for their release from prison.

The party has announced that it would seek legal remedy.