Madras HC wants SP to find if Nalini is willing for video conference

The Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Superintendent of Prisons at Vellore where Nalini Sriharan, convicted for life in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is lodged to ascertain whether she is willing to put forth her case through video conferencing.

Nalini had approached the court seeking its permission for her personal appearance to argue on her petition seeking six months ordinary leave to make arrangements for her daughter's marriage.

When the plea came up, a division bench of justices MM Sundresh and Nirmal Kumar said, "We direct the Superintendent of Prisons, Vellore to ascertain from the petitioner as to whether she is willing to put forth her case through video conference system.

"Thereafter the question of permitting the petitioner to physically appear before this court would be taken up for consideration."
"Therefore we direct the Superintendent of Prisons, Vellore to ascertain from Nalini as to whether she is willing to put forth her case through video conference."