{"id":57425,"date":"2019-08-30T13:58:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=57425"},"modified":"2019-08-30T13:58:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:28:42","slug":"high-court-hire-law-officers-on-contract-in-citys-16-jails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/high-court-hire-law-officers-on-contract-in-citys-16-jails","title":{"rendered":"High Court: Hire Law Officers on Contract in City\u2019s 16 jails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" data-attachment-id=\"57426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/high-court-hire-law-officers-on-contract-in-citys-16-jails\/download-22-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (22)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-57426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?resize=259%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?w=259&amp;ssl=1 259w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/download-22.jpg?resize=134%2C100&amp;ssl=1 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a>Delhi HC has advised the\u00a0state govt\u00a0to appoint\u00a0law officers\u00a0on a\u00a0contractual basis\u00a0in the 16\u00a0jails\u00a0of the capital for their better administration &amp; smooth functioning. A bench of Chief Justice (CJ) DN Patel &amp; Justice C Hari Shankar on Thursday made the remarks while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appointment of one law officer in each of the\u00a016 jails\u00a0of the city in a time-bound manner.<\/p>\n<p>Delhi govt, meanwhile, assured the bench that the Director General of Prisons has been consulted &amp; the process of appointment of law officers will be set in motion soon for these jails \u2014 9 at Tihar prison complex, 1 at Rohini complex &amp; 6 at Mandoli prison complex.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief hearing, the govt sought time to file a response to the public interest litigation (PIL) &amp; the HC posted the matter for hearing on Sept 27.<\/p>\n<p>The petition, filed by advocate Amit Sahni, argued that despite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestlaws.com\/bare-acts\/state-acts-rules\/delhi-local-laws\/delhi-prisons-act2000\/\">Delhi Prisons Act, 2000<\/a>, mandating that there shall be a law officer in every prison, at present there is only 1 law officer for the 16 jails in the capital, who is stationed at the prison headquarters at Tihar.<\/p>\n<p>It had also claimed that from Aug 2016 to Feb 2019, no law officer was appointed at the headquarters &amp; the legal affairs were dealt with by an officer equivalent to the rank of a deputy superintendent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi HC has advised the\u00a0state govt\u00a0to appoint\u00a0law officers\u00a0on a\u00a0contractual basis\u00a0in the 16\u00a0jails\u00a0of the capital for their better administration &amp; smooth functioning. 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