Star News Agency

New Delhi. In pursuance to the National Mission for Delivery of Justice and Legal Reforms to the Undertrial Prisoners initiated by the Ministry of Law & Justice, Shri Ajay Pandey, Ld. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi has presided over the special sitting of the Patiala House Court today.

The Court took up 46 undertrial prisoners cases and has ordered release of 42 undertrial prisoners. Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Justice Madan Lokur, Hon’ble Executive Chairman of the Delhi Legal Services Authority, Shri Justice Manmohan and Ms. Justice Indermeet Kaur were also present in the Court and watched the proceedings for about one hour. 42 prisoners have been benefited from this exercise.

In future also, the same type of special sittings will be done in all the District Courts of Delhi by the Delhi Legal Services Authority. Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law & Justice has expressed his happiness for the prompt action being initiated by the Delhi High Court and Delhi Legal Services Authority.