New Delhi (10.09.2024): The Supreme Court has asked the Uttar
Pradesh government that why not proceedings of contempt and perjury be initiated
against senior IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh for misleading the court in a
plea related to remission of life term convict. A SC bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih
said: “We direct the CS to file a personal affidavit in this court to explain
the entire episode and the conduct of the state and its officers by September
24.” The court wants to go deep into the matter to ascertain the truth and gave
last opportunity to the state government to come clean by giving the exact
sequence of events following its May 13 order. The SC issued show cause notice to Rajesh Kumar Singh, who
was Principal Secretary, Prison before being shunted out on September 7 by the
state government. The case is now listed for September 27.
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By IndianMandarins - 2024-09-10 10:53:00
New Delhi (10.09.2024): The Supreme Court has asked the Uttar
Pradesh government that why not proceedings of contempt and perjury be initiated
against senior IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh for misleading the court in a
plea related to remission of life term convict.
A SC bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said: “We direct the CS to file a personal affidavit in this court to explain the entire episode and the conduct of the state and its officers by September 24.” The court wants to go deep into the matter to ascertain the truth and gave last opportunity to the state government to come clean by giving the exact sequence of events following its May 13 order.
The SC issued show cause notice to Rajesh Kumar Singh, who was Principal Secretary, Prison before being shunted out on September 7 by the state government. The case is now listed for September 27.
