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There have been several and specific provisions for the prisoners and their departments their friends or for every person who needs to visit them but under this COVID-19 situation where we have to use the formula of social distancing and sanitizing and wearing masks the provisions need to be changed and amended according to the situations for the well being of the prisoners as well as the visitors. The same step has been taken by the Allahabad High Court on Friday through a notice on a petition that was filed seeking guidelines and directions for the UP government to supervise and manage the meetings of inmates with the person visiting them or any other person concerned for ensuring proper safety and the very spirit of lockdown that is social distancing. The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court comprising justice Anil Kumar and Manish Mathur has issued the notice and has asked the government to file within 10 days counter-affidavit for the same. The PIL was filed by advocate Pranjal Krishna on the saying of Shivam Pandey asking the state government to form a proper structure for social distancing and sanitization norms they also ask the government to issue other safety measures and guidelines to prevent and stop the spread of coronavirus in the prisoners. Fundamental rights are guaranteed to every citizen of the country and the petition contended that it is essential to protect the fundamental rights of the prisoners by taking precautionary steps to stop the spread of coronavirus among them. The principle of natural justice says that justice should be served naturally therefore fundamental rights of the prisoners also have to be reserved. The government was represented by advocate Anand Shikha and SK Singh and the court have given the Liberty to raise obligations in the counter affidavit which is to be filed within 10 days to ensure the provisions that they have contentment in PIL and have directed that the petitioner should file a rejoinder affidavit in the coming three days.
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