India, March 23 -- The Supreme Court has directed all the States and Union territories to furnish updated details relating to jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and steps taken to ...

In its March 17 order, the Bench also directed states, UTs to furnish details regarding number of women’s prisons and measures taken to ensure education and overall welfare of children living with ...

Supreme Court mandates States and UTs to submit updated prison details, focusing on overcrowding and women's facilities by May 2026.

The Bench said the updated data should include the jail-wise sanctioned capacity of each prison, the total number of inmates, ...

The bench noted that senior advocate Gaurav Agrawal, who is assisting the top court as an amicus curiae in a suo motu matter ...

In a move aimed at benefiting the food and hospitality industry, govt on Saturday announced a 20% additional quota of ...