Deduction Of 50% Of The Wages From The Prisoners Unconstitutional: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

7 Feb 2019 9:12 AM IST

“It is open to the Government to provide for a lesser and reasonable percentage of deduction which would be in accord with the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid decision.”

The Madras High Court has held that Rule 481 of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 is unconstitutional to the extent it provides for deduction of 50% of the wages from the prisoners. KR Raja had approached the Madurai Bench contending that deduction of 50% of the wages earned by the prisoners for up keeping of the prisoners and crediting 20% of the wages to prison fund to be paid to...

Deduction Of 50% Of The Wages From The Prisoners Unconstitutional: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

“It is open to the Government to provide for a lesser and reasonable percentage of deduction which would be in accord with the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid decision.”

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