The curative petition in the Supreme Court has served as a cruel reminder of incomplete redressal of woes of survivors. In the first part of this two-part series, the writer examines the claim that victims got compensation "twice over."
The Supreme Court Tuesday directed prison authorities across the country to provide details of such prisoners within 15 days to NALSA for formulating a national scheme for their release.
The bench asked jail authorities to submit information such as the names of undertrial prisoners, charges against them, date of the bail order, what bail conditions were not met and how much time they have spent in jail after the bail order.
A bench of the top court suggested that the government is perhaps holding back some appointments because it is "not happy" that the top court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission.