Supreme Court Seeks Information About Prisoners Released

Supreme Court seeks information about prisoners released amid epidemic, directs states and union territories.

The Supreme Court directed states and union territories to furnish details of prisoners released on interim bail or parole in compliance with an order issued last month to decongest jails amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A vacation bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose also directed the states to furnish information regarding the number of deaths in jails due to corona infection.

A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana took cognizance of the increase in corona cases on May 7. The court had ordered the immediate release of prisoners granted bail or parole last year amid the pandemic to decongest jails.

Supreme Court seeks information: The top court was hearing a plea seeking directions to the HPC and state governments to consider the cases of remission or premature release of eligible prisoners to decongest jails.

The Supreme Court had in March 2020 directed all states and union territories to constitute HPCs to consider releasing prisoners on parole or interim bail for overcrowding prisons amid the pandemic.

Advocate Shoaib Alam, appearing for applicant Sachin Yadav, argued that the earlier orders passed by the apex court pertain to the release of prisoners on interim bail and parole.

Appeal to CJI Ramana to make Supreme Court lawyers as High Court judges.

Supreme Court Bar Association president and senior advocate Vikas Singh have asked Chief Justice NV Ramana to consider appointing lawyers practicing in the apex court as High Court judges.

A copy of the letter sent in this regard to the Chief Justice has also been handed over to the five senior judges of the apex court.

Bar President said – Lawyers practicing in Supreme Court have a better experience.

The Bar President has said that the lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court have better experience in all types of issues related to civil, criminal, constitutional, commercial law, etc.

Despite this, on very rare occasions, the High Court Collegium considers his promotion. This is because they do not practice regularly before the High Court.