Chief Secretary GC Pati would appear before the Supreme Court on Friday to record his statement over the non-response of the State Government in the case relating to posting of rape videos on social media like WhatsApp.
The apex court had on March 13 also imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on the State Government after no lawyer appeared on its behalf. Irked over the non-response of the Government, the court on March 20 directed the Chief Secretary to be present in the court on April 10 for the Government’s failure in responding to the notice issued.
The court, which had taken suo motu cognizance of the posting of rape videos in which one Subrat Sahu alias Kalia of Bhimtangi in Bhubaneswar, who is a builder, was seen in sexual act with his receptionist, had issued notices to the Centre, the CBI and others including the Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana Governments over the issue.