Government view sought on plea for phone for Tihar inmates
August 26th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government over giving phone facility to the prisoners in Tihar Jail.
The court took cognisance of a letter written by former police officer R.K. Sharma, serving a life term for murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, demanding telephone facility in the country’s largest prison which houses around 11,000 prisoners.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan asked the government to file a reply by Oct 7, the next date of hearing.
The court also appointed senior counsel Arvind Nigam as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the matter.
Sharma, a former inspector general of police, said in his letter that among the measures to reform the functioning of prisons, a landline telephone facility should be provided to the inmates.
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