The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to respond to a public interest litigation seeking conjugal visitation rights for the prisoners lodged in various jails in the national capital. A.
Calling it “totally unacceptable state of affairs”, the Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of Tihar jail authorities on the action taken to prevent the murder of Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Director General of Prisons over the alleged killing of an under-trial prisoner by other inmates in Tihar jail.
The Court sought the response of DG, Prisons on a plea seeking contempt against Uttar Pradesh government officials for failing to decide remission applications of the petitioners since August 2018.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Tihar jail administration has written a letter to the Delhi government's Home department seeking permission to start the COVID vaccination drive for inmates belonging to the 18-44 age group.