Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha cannot be given home-cooked food inside prison, the administrator of Tihar Jail informed Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Sunday (March 31st).
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NEW DELHI: The administrator of Tihar Jail informed Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Sunday that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha cannot be provided with home-cooked food inside the prison premises. Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, had filed an application in court alleging non-compliance with the court’s directive to supply her with home-cooked meals.
Kavitha has been detained at the jail since her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate from her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, on March 15, in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. She is currently under judicial custody until April 9.
Advocate Nitesh Rana, representing K Kavitha, informed the court about her hypertension condition, asserting that it has exacerbated due to the unavailability of South Indian cuisine. Responding to this, the court expressed willingness to entertain Kavitha’s request for home-cooked food only if accompanied by a medical prescription recommending such a diet, as per jail regulations that do not allow for such provisions otherwise.
Furthermore, the court emphasized that its previous order was issued to ensure compliance with jail regulations, reiterating that the authorities had clarified that home-cooked meals are not permitted.
The court expressed displeasure at Kavitha’s counsel filing the non-compliance application without proper information, prompting the lawyer to withdraw the application. The court urged the lawyer to gather accurate instructions from his client before taking any further legal action. It stated,
“Are you saying you didn’t take instructions from your client before filing this application? How can you file an application without any information? Withdraw the application, seek appropriate instructions and then file. I am not saying we won’t look into it, but we need to know what the grievance is.”
In response, Kavitha’s lawyer argued that the court holds the authority to decide whether home-cooked food is permissible according to jail regulations. When pressed by the court for grounds on which an exception would be warranted for K Kavitha, her lawyer requested additional time to present relevant judgments on the matter.
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