{"id":320584,"date":"2023-09-18T18:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=320584"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:28:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:58:49","slug":"nalsa-chairman-justice-sk-kaul-nationwide-campaign-prisoners-eligible-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/top-news-of-the-day\/news\/nalsa-chairman-justice-sk-kaul-nationwide-campaign-prisoners-eligible-release\/","title":{"rendered":"NALSA Chairman Justice SK Kaul launches nationwide campaign to expedite identification of prisoners eligible for release\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, judge of the Supreme Court and Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Monday launched a nationwide campaign to expedite the identification and review of prisoners eligible for release.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the occasion, Justice Kaul said that the issues of undertrial prisoners languishing in prisons despite being eligible to be reviewed for release have continued to come up before the Supreme Court as well as the High Courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said it was part of the responsibility of all judges to ensure that the law was followed in letter and spirit, and that it did not discriminate between anyone on the basis of quality of legal representation they could afford among other man made qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court judge explained the intrinsic linkages between a robust legal aid system, access to justice and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, an aspect that has been a focus of the G20 Summit 2023 and was one of the resolutions of the G20 New Delhi Leader\u2019s Declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n