Pillais remission plea hangs in balance

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A case coming before the High Court will be crucial for R Balakrishna Pillai as it would be the deciding factor in the remission petition filed by him.The case was against the previous LDF Government which gave remission to 250 convicts from various jails across the state during its regime. The case was filed by the wife of one of the convicts who failed to get remission on a request to the government.The petitioner alleged widespread corruption in giving relaxations in the jail term and cited this as the reason why many convicts', who had no one to influence, remission petitions were rejected. The UDF Government is waiting for the observation of the High Court in this case which is most likely to influence the decision of the remission petition filed by R Balakrishna Pillai. If there is any adverse comment on the remission petitions, the UDF Government will have a rethink on the petition filed by Pillai.