The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on constitutional issues arising out of Tamil Nadu government's decision to set free the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, including the power of states to remit sentences.<br/><br/>A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu, heard for eleven days the arguments advanced by Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, who appeared for the Centre, and others including senior advocates Ram Jethmalani and Rakesh Dwivedi, representing one of the seven convicts, and Tamil Nadu government respectively. <br/><br/>The court would be dealing with seven issues framed by the smaller bench on the scope of executives' power of remission. It would decide whether state governments also have power of remission in cases where central agencies like CBI are the prosecutor.