New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on August 8, petitions relating to the grant of remission to the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who are in jail for the last 25 years.
A three-judge bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, P.C. Pant and A.M. Kanwilkar posted the matter for further hearing on August 8 after brief submissions from senior counsel Rakesh Diwedi for Tamil Nadu, requesting that the matter may be heard after disposal of a review petition filed by the State.
He told the court that a review has been sought against the findings of the five-judge Constitution bench that TN can release the convicts only after consultation with the Centre and consultation will mean concurrence or approval.
In December 2015 a five-judge Bench had held that the State has no power to order suo motu release of seven convicts, serving life term by granting remission.
