Case related detianed will be preference : CJ

Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Poudel has said the Supreme Court will give preference to cases relating to persons detained in various jails, who have been waiting for court decisions.

CJ Poudel said this during a meeting with a delegation of members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday.

“Chief Justice Poudel said the court will show interest in cases of persons who have been kept in detention for a long time while the court procedure is underway and that legal procedure will start as early as possible,” a statement issued by the NHRC said.

The NHRC team had also apprised the CJ about the facts obtained by the NHRC following its monitoring of jails around the country. The delegation comprised of commission members Sushila Singh Silu, Sudeep Pathak and Gokul Pokhrel.

Mainwhile Inmates of the Nakhu Jail on Tuesday took their Jailer under control, demanding a general amnesty.

They have demanded the release of all prisoners along with the prisoners of conscience asking Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula to carry out dialogue with the prisoners.

The inmates of the Nakhu Jail have threatened to keep Jailer Ram Prasad Bhattarai under their control until their demands are met.

There are about 300 inmates at Nakhu Jail along with the Maoist prisoners.

Although the government ordered the release of all Maoist prisoners recently, some of them are still in detention due to legal procedures.