<keyword id="6358692" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Agartala" source="Orion">Agartala</keyword>, Jun 28 (PTI): The <keyword id="6356054" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tripura" source="Orion">Tripura</keyword> government will release prisoners who have completed two-thirds of their jail term under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav scheme to celebrate 75 years of Independence, an official said on Wednesday. Earlier, five prisoners including dreaded criminal Amit Saha were granted special remission and released from the central jail in West Tripura in two phases. "We have taken up a process for special remission of convicted persons who have completed 66 per cent of their jail term and maintained good conduct. This is being done following an instruction from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav," Apurba Kumar Chakraborty, OSD to department of prisons, told PTI. Chakraborty, however, declined to reveal how many convicts lodged in different jails of the northeastern state have completed two-thirds of their prison time whose names have been taken up for the special remission which is scheduled to get completed by August 15. "The special remission is a long process and the Governor has the last say on the recommendations of the state government," he said. Currently, 1,335 convicted persons are lodged in 14 jails while the intake capacity is 2,365. "We are providing best possible treatment facilities to the inmates. Occasionally, special health camps are also being held in the district jails," he added.

Tripura to release prisoners who have completed 66% of jail time

In pursuance to the Supreme Court's order, Tripura and Mizoram governments have initiated the process to release around 900 prisoners on interim bail or PR Bond to prevent the novel coronavirus pandemic inside the jails, officials said on Saturday. According to an official release of Mizoram government, a high powered committee headed by Gauhati High Court Judge Michael Zothankhuma granted remission to 48 selected prisoners from the central and district jails as these jailbirds are nearing completion of their terms of imprisonment. "Besides, the committee also decided to release 290 under trial prisoners (first-time offenders) on PR Bond (personal recognizance bond), thus bringing the total number of prisoners to be released on bail or parole to 338," the release said. The high powered committee has also entrusted each district Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police with the charge of escorting the prisoners safely to their respective homes. In Agartala, Tripura's Inspector General of Prison Jaideep Nayek also recommended to release 557 prisoners on interim bail. These 557 prisoners are sentenced to three to seven years of imprisonment by various courts for their different natures of crime. "The issue of the 557 prisoners' release on interim bail was examined by a high powered committee headed by Tripura High Court judge Subhashish Talapatra. The interim bail period would be at least 60 days," an official of Tripura's Legal Service Authority said. In pursuance to the Supreme Court's order, different state governments of the northeastern region have taken several steps to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in jails. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/modis-bid-for-a-blackout-could-trip-power-grids-heres-what-happened-the-last-two-times-india-had-a-massive-power-outage/articleshow/74981355.cms">PM Modi's bid for a blackout could trip power grids — Here's what happened the last two times India had a massive power outage</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-puts-curbs-on-exports-of-testing-kits-with-immediate-effect/articleshow/74979665.cms">India puts curbs on exports of testing kits with immediate effect</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/coronavirus-impact-global-food-supply-chain-could-sky-rocket-with-anxiety-driven-panic-say-experts/articleshow/74977714.cms">Coronavirus' impact on the global food supply chain could sky-rocket with anxiety-driven panic, say experts</a>

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New Delhi, May 31 () The central government is working towards reducing the pendency of cases in courts as well as vacancies in the subordinate judiciary, a senior Law Ministry official said on Sunday. According to G R Raghavender, a joint secretary in the Law Ministry, the Centre has introduced a mobile application -- Justice App -- meant exclusively for judges across the country to help them track how many cases are pending before them. Besides that the government has also upgraded the judicial infrastructure by introducing Information Communication Technology (ICT) to more and more courts in the country, the official said. With regard to the mobile phone app, Raghavender said it has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and is not available on the Google Play store or Apple app store. Instead, the application would be sent to the judges via a messaging platform from which they can download and install it, he said. "Through Justice App, a judge can see how many five-year-old or ten-year-old cases are pending before him/her and the judge can accordingly prioritize which case has to be taken first," he said during an online interactive session with advocate Sumit Nagpal on a YouTube channel called Spread Law. Raghavender was speaking on the topic: 'What the Govt is doing to improve the Legal System'. He further said the burden to reduce pendency is not only on the judiciary but also on the central government as 40 per cent of the litigation is of the government. "So the government has been placing focus on tackling the pending litigation," he said. On the use of ICT in the legal system, he said the first phase of the e-courts project was in 2011-2015 and during that phase computerization of courts took place. "Wifi connection was given to 13,672 courts and computerization for more than 14,200 courts. More than 14,000 laptops distributed to judges including judges of High Courts and district and subordinate courts. The government has completed two phases. That was the focus of eCourt project." Talking about the second phase, he said, "The ICT-enabled courts have increased to 16,845. Video conferencing facility has been made available in 3,240 district court complexes and 1,280 jails". On the issue of addressing the rising number of vacancies in the subordinate judiciary, Raghavender said the government was keen on introducing the All India Judicial Services (AIJS), if there was a consensus within the judiciary. He said the idea has not become a reality yet as various High Courts have not been able to build consensus over the subject. He claimed that AIJS can solve the issue of the rising number of vacancies in the subordinate judiciary. He said as against the total mandated strength of 24,064 judges, only 19,160 have been appointed and nearly 5,000 vacancies remain. "The High Courts of Sikkim and Haryana and the governments of Haryana, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura favoured the constitution of AIJS whereas Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh are against this idea. "Various High Courts have agreed. Some have agreed with changes. Few have not agreed saying that the control of the High Court over appointment of judges cannot be taken away," Raghavender said. HMP RDM RDM

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