ORDER:

Heard Ms. Pushpinder Kaur and Mr. P. Shashi Kiran, learned counsel appearing for the respective petitioners in this batch of writ petitions, and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of the respondents.

1. CHALLENGE:

Kith and Kin/Close relatives of Lifers filed all these present Writ Petitions for grant of remission, comply with the orders passed by this Court in earlier writ petition, a direction to the respondents’ authorities to recommend the names of lifers for grant of special remission in terms of remission policy.

2. INTRODUCTION:

(i) Lis involved in this batch of writ petitions is almost same, contentions of petitioners and respondents are also common and, therefore, this batch of writ petitions is heard together and disposed of by way of this common order.

(ii) The petitioners are kith and kin/close relatives of the Lifers, who are languishing in different jails. Their grievance is that they are entitled for remission in accordance with the Remission Policy and the respondents’ authorities are not extending the said benefit for the lifers in this batch of writ petition. Therefore, the present writ petitions with different reliefs as sought therein.

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