The Gauhati High Court on Thursday (23 July) registered a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the issue of rising cases in Assam prisons. In its order, the Court has acknowledged the fact that in various jails (in the state of Assam), several Covid-19 positive cases have been detected.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Manish Choudhury ordered the...
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