Governor bound to act as per Cabinet suggestions: Madras High Court

A bench of justices SM Subramaniam and V Sivangnanam, in an order on October 17, said that the law laid down through several rulings of the Supreme Court makes it clear that the state cabinet’s advice is ‘binding on the Governor’ when it comes to the latter exercising their power under Article 161 of the Constitution to release convicts. (HT Photo)