State Given Two Weeks to Constitute Prison Monitoring Committee After Retired Judge Withdraws Consent Over Delay: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court issued important directions to the State Government for improving prison administration and implementing the directions of the Supreme Court relating to prison conditions. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. passed the order while hearing a suo motu writ petition concerning prison-related issues in Kerala. The Court observed that implementation of the Supreme Court's directions had been delayed because the…