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The bench while listing the matter for further hearing on August 3 has further directed the Secretary to collect information from all the states and submit a report.

Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves said: “There is an IA which claims that remission is at a standstill. It has been filed by a friend of mine.”

The Delhi High Court will today take up a petition, which seeks directions from the Court to decongest Delhi Prisons in the wake of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the national capital and also prays for mandatory RT-PCR testing for prisoners and inmates of the jails.

The Supreme Court has directed the high-powered committees constituted by the state governments and union territories to consider the early parole of prisoners by adopting the guidelines followed by them last year.

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response from the Delhi government over a Public Interest Litigation seeking extension of emergency parole of prisoners who are above the age of 65 and prone to Covid-19 infection due to some ailments and medical conditions.