N.K. Jain, J.

1. This matter filed on the basis of the telegram, has been placed before the Division Bench during vacation and has come up before us today.

2. It is alleged in the telegram that prisoners in the Palayamkottai central Jail are agitating with indefinite fasting from 29.5.2000, human rights are denied by jailers, dictatorship and arrogant activities are imposed on the prisoners by the Jailers, lakhs and lakhs of rupees are swindled by the jailers in distributing the food to the prisoners and basic hygiene and needs are demanded by the prisoners.

3. Learned Public Prosecutor submits that, on the face of it, such a telegram should not be entertained. He relied on a decision of this court in M.G.Shivaraj v. The Inspector of Police, Thuraipakkam, Police Station, 1993 LW (Cri) 656 wherein this court, while deciding HCP registered on the basis of telegram as writ, observed that the practice of sending telegrams is not only misused, but is grossly abused. It was further observed that telegram not to be registered as HCP unless it contains relationship of the sender to the person in custody and full particulars and dismissed the petition. It is also submitted tha