Association For Aiding Justice, Through Mr. Ram Keswani v. Union Of India, Through Ministry Of Home Affairs And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 209 OF 2013 Association for aiding Justice .. Petitioner Vs Union of India and others .. Respondents Along with PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 3 OF 2017 (Wrongly on Board) Mr.Kacharu Mahadev Potghan .. Petitioner Vs The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents None for the Petitioner in both the Petitions. Mr.Parag A.Vyas, for Respondent No.1 - Union of India in PIL No.209 of 2013.

Mr.M.M.Pabale - Additional Government Pleader, for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in PIL No.209 of 2013.

CORAM : PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J. & N.M.JAMDAR, J.

Date : 23 April, 2019.

P.C. :

1.

The Public Interest Petition No.209 of 2013 pending in the record room of this Court since the year 2013 has not moved

2 11 PIL 209 - 2013 wt PIL 3-2017(wob) .doc ahead towards its destination. Issue concerns the conditions of jail reforms in the State of Maharashtra.

2.

In a suo moto registered public interest Petition bearing SMPIL No.3 of 2017 with the assistance of the State Legal Services Committee a holistic view of prison reforms, be it number of prisoners in the jails, be it the staff, be it the facilities required to be provided to the prisoners, is being monitored by the Court and thus we terminate proceedings in the instant Petition by directing the Registry to consign the Petition to the Record Room. 3.

The Public Interest Petition No.3 of 2017 is wrongly shown on board today.

N.M.JAMDAR, J.

CHIEF JUSTICE