[Delay in Plea for Remission] “Either he is guilty or under pressure to lie”: Supreme Court Grills Principal Secretary of UP Prisons for Submitting ‘False’ Affidavit

On Tuesday(on 27th August), the Supreme Court of India reprimanded UP’s Principal Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh for submitting misleading affidavits, declaring that dishonesty from IAS officers will not be tolerated. Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih criticized Singh’s false affidavit, despite Additional Advocate General Garima Prasad’s defense of a misunderstanding.