NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to take a decision within three months on a 2016 letter by Tamil Nadu Government seeking its concurrence on releasing seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
The letter written on March 2, 2016, had said that while the State Government has already decided to release the seven convicts, it is necessary to seek the Centre’s concurrence as per an Apex Court order of 2015.
A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, A M Sapre and Navin Sinha allowed the application moved by the seven convicts and asked Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand to take a call on the letter of the State Government within three months.
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for Tamil Nadu Government, also supported the demands of the convicts and said the Centre should respond to the letter. (AGENCIES)
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