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by Harshita Gupta†

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In matters of policy, the Courts do not substitute their own conclusion with the one arrived at by the Government merely because another view is possible.

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“Although furlough can be claimed without a reason, the prisoner does not have an absolute legal right to claim furlough.”

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Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. disposed of a criminal appeal holding, inter alia, that if

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Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ. and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J., took up a PIL in relation

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Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ., and G. S. Kulkarni, J. had addressed a suo motu case on

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India has more than four lakh prison inmates. Some of the prisons in India are overburdened and are housing inmates beyond optimal capacity.

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The National Human Rights Commission issues notices to the Chief Secretary and the Inspector General of Prisons, Madhya Pradesh after taking suo

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by Abhishek Goyal*

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Delhi High Court: Jyoti Singh, J., addressed an issue with regard to revised wages for prisoners in Delhi Prisons. Purpose of the present

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Functioning of courts Supreme Court issues guidelines on functioning of courts through video conferencing Release of prisoners Ensure that prisoners released on

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Supreme Court: After the Court  had, on March 23, 2020, directed each State/Union Territory to constitute a High Powered Committee to determine which

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Supreme Court: A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices L Nageswara Rao has refused to pass any blanket order

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Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao, J has asked the Union of India to ensure that

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“Having regard to the provisions of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it has become imperative to ensure that the spread

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National Human Rights Commission: NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that twenty-four prisoners have tested positive for HIV in