https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394665 The Supreme Court reviewed measures taken by states and UTs to address the health crisis in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasized the need to control overcrowding in prisons and directed the formation of High Powered Committees to decide on the release of certain categories of prisoners on parole or interim bail. The Court mandated the establishment of monitoring teams at the state level to ensure compliance with directives for prison and remand homes. Certain writ petitions were allowed to be withdrawn with the liberty to approach concerned Ministries for resolution. en-us Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:24:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394665 The Supreme Court reviewed measures taken by states and UTs to address the health crisis in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasized the need to control overcrowding in prisons and directed the formation of High Powered Committees to decide on the release of certain categories of prisoners on parole or interim bail. The Court mandated the establishment of monitoring teams at the state level to ensure compliance with directives for prison and remand homes. Certain writ petitions were allowed to be withdrawn with the liberty to approach concerned Ministries for resolution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394665