Supreme Court Rebukes UP Government for Delays in Remission Pleas

The Supreme Court criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to consider remission pleas within a specified time. It ordered the principal secretary of the state's prisons department to appear on August 19. The court expressed frustration over repeated delays in compliance with its directives.

The Supreme Court on Monday criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to comply with its directive to consider remission pleas within the specified time frame. The court ordered the principal secretary of the state's prisons department to appear before it on August 19.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih made it clear that it aims to correct the system. The court was hearing a convict's plea for remission in accordance with state policy and directed the principal secretary to appear via video conference.

The court expressed strong dissatisfaction when the state's counsel sought more time. It noted that four months had passed since its order and criticized the state's inaction, highlighting this was not the first instance of non-compliance.