through their respective learned counsel, 4 For reference, the State of Kerala has 56 prisons. Page 14 of 17we are constrained to observe that the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations have not fully woken up to the dire situation. Bereft of a sense of urgency, we sense a certain lethargy. It is most unfortunate that upon queries put by the Court to the learned counsel appearing for the States, the standard response received is that further time be given to come up with details. Obviously, learned counsel cannot address the Court without instructions. 36. There has been a detailed dialogue between the Court, the AC and the learned counsel, during the hearing. Many aspects and factors have been clarified to learned counsel appearing for the parties. We presume that learned counsel, having taken note of the same, would impress upon their respective clients i.e. the respective States or Union Territories (hereinafter referred to as ‘UT’) to act with diligence. Ex consequenti,