New Delhi, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued a contempt of court notice to the Principal Secretary, Home Department, of the Delhi government for not deciding the remission plea of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, a convict in 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Principal Secretary to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him and asked him to appear before it through video-conferencing on March 28.

The bench issued a contempt notice to the Principal Secretary for failing to decide on granting remission to Sukhdev Yadav despite giving an undertaking to the court.

During the hearing, the top court remarked that the government fails to comply with o...