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Clemency: Sorabjee blames A.P.

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HYDERABAD: Constitutional expert and former Attorney-General of India Soli J. Sorabjee on Saturday faulted the Andhra Pradesh Government for passing a "wrong" order that led to the Supreme Court quashing the clemency granted by the Governor to Gouru Venkata Reddy. Mr. Sorabjee, who was in the city to deliver the 21st Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture, told reporters that the State Cabinet would have to own up responsibility for the episode and the "office of Governor doesn't come into the picture at all." The Governor would act on the advice given by the Cabinet and it was for the Cabinet to decide whether the advice was based on "relevant" or "irrelevant" issues.

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