Supreme Court Directs All States/UTs To Furnish Data On Vacancies In Prison Staff Posts
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Supreme Court Directs All States/UTs To Furnish Data On Vacancies In Prison Staff Posts

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The Supreme Court today called on States/Union Territories in the country to furnish cadre-wise information on the strength of officers and staff meant to take care of exigencies in jails. Further, the Court sought information on the number of vacancies and whether any steps have been taken, or are underway, to fill-up those vacancies.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and. Considering the case of 5 undertrials in states of UP and Bihar, in whose respect bail order was passed but apparently the benefit did not fructify, the Court further directed the state legal services authority of states/UTs to depute lawyers to visit undertrials in prisons and render legal assistance. "To ensure immediate release of these 5 undertrials and other similarly situated undertrials in other parts of the country, the concerned state legal services authority should depute lawyers from their panel who may visit the undertrial and render legal assistance for their early release."

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