He said that a month back the state government had opposed the parole application filed by Nalini, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said it will examine the procedural lapse in the Tamil Nadu government's decision to grant remission and release within three days the seven convicts in the case.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced that the government would release the seven convicts, giving three days for the centre to respond to the proposal.
