THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala government has filed a review petition at the Additional Sub Court here regarding a court mention in the defamation case filed by former ISRO scientist and Padmabhushan recipient Nambi Narayanan.

The court had earlier said not to levy money from the police officers in the ISRO spy case. In the review petition, the government seeks the removal of this mention by stating that the issue was not under the consideration of the court.

Nambi Narayanan was illegally arrested and tortured in connection with the ISRO spy case. Years later he filed a defamation case at the sub court in Thiruvananthapuram. The cabinet meeting had earlier agreed in principle to award Rs 1.3 to the former scientist as a compromise.