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18- January-1998	Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
28- January-1998	All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.