The Court noted that as per the Supreme Court’s direction, every State and Union Territory has to constitute a monitoring committee, headed by the executive chairman of the State legal services authority or his nominee, for the management of Open Correctional Institutions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) asked the city authorities to chalk out a strategy to implement the Supreme Court’s directives on developing a protocol for open correctional institutions and identify prisoners who can be transferred there. A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the steps taken to ensure compliance of the Supreme Court’s order, passed on February 26. Published – April 23, 2026 10:29 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation FTII student film ‘Shadows of the Moonless Nights’ selected for La Cinef section of Cannes Stock markets slump in early trade as crude oil prices jump over $100 per barrel mark