New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday informed the High Court that the Lt Governor has considered a majority of applications filed by the convicts in Tihar jail for parole in the last one month and a few more left would be decided soon.
Appearing for the government, Standing Counsel Meera Bhatia told Justice Kailash Gambhir that out of 98 applications seeking parole the LG has decided 88 and 10 more to be decided soon.
The court had taken stront exception to the alacrity shown by Delhi government in granting parole to Manu Sharma, sentenced for life imprisonment for killing model Jessica Lall, last month and not following its directions with regard to parole matters.
"Already, this court has given direction that the parole applications moved by the convicts be given due priority and the same be decided within a period of 10 days and it appears that the directions given by this court are being implemented more in violation than in compliance," the
court had said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government's Home Secretary and City Police Commissioner were granted two more days to file a status report on the parole plea of convicts from outside Delhi.
The court fixed the matter for Wednesday for further hearing.
PTI
First Published: Monday, December 21, 2009, 23:55