"TN govt has recommended release of all 7 life convicts in

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that the state has recommended release of all the seven life convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to the Governor as it lacks the power to order such remission.

"The state cabinet has only made a recommendation to the governor. Only the governor has to take a decision. The Governor cannot be questioned by the state for not acting on its recommendation, public prosecutor A Natarajan said.

The PP made the submission on a plea by a life convict Nalini Sriharan, seeking to declare her detention as illegal since the Governor had failed to order her release based on the September 9, 2018 recommendation of the state cabinet.

When the Habeas Corpus Petition came up for hearing before a division bench, comprising Justices R Subbiah and R Pongiappan, the court directed the PP to file a reply by February 18 on whether Nalinis incaceration fter the states recommendation for release would amount to illegal ..