JUDGMENT :

VIPIN SANGHI, J.

1. These four writ petitions have been preferred in public interest, which deal with more or less the same subject matter. We, therefore, propose to dispose them of by this common order. The respective prayers made in these writ petitions are the following:

Prayer in W.P.(C) 4936/2021

“i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, thereby, directing the Director General of Prisons to file a detailed affidavit apprising this Hon'ble Court regarding exact Number of Covid-19 positive cases in the three jails in Delhi as on date;

ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, for framing guidelines for release of prisoners on interim bail or special parole in view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the three jails in the capital;

iii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, thereby, directing the Govt. of National Capital of Delhi to filed an affidavit to the effect that adequate RT-PCR testing infrastructure is available for conducting the test and that no citizen is being denied RT-PCR test in all Govt. and private recognized laboratories;

iv. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, th