The Delhi High Court has directed the Government of NCT Delhi to ensure that the appointments are made positively within a period of six months in relation to pending vacancies of Medical Officers, Paramedical Staff, Welfare Officers, Counsellors, Teachers for Education, Yoga Teachers etc in the jails. The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad in an order dated December 12 stated: "this Court is of the opinion that as the Respondents have already taken steps to depute persons on the post of Teachers and have taken steps for appointment of Counsellors, and they are certainly going to conclude process of recruitment within a period of six months from today, no further orders are required to be passed in the present PIL."
