New Delhi, April 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took a dim view of the Delhi government's persistent disregard of its orders, lamenting that the national capital stands out for not complying with even 10% of the directions issued by the top court, regardless of whether the chief minister is "available" or not.
A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan made the scathing remarks while hearing a plea by a life convict seeking premature release, Mohd Arif , whose remission application has been pending since last year. During a previous hearing of a similar case last year, the Delhi government told the court that the process for remission was delayed because then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was "not available" -- a reference to his ...