#SupremeCourt to hear a plea by a Uttarakhand undertrial stating that undertrials cannot be equated with convicts for the purpose of grant of parole to prevent over-crowding in jails amid the COVID-19 pandemic 
Adv Rishi Malhotra: I have already undergone 20 months custody, this is for interim bail
Adv Ashutosh Kumar Sharma: we have been served and dont have instructions but he is a habitual offender as held by the high court
Adv Ashutosh Kumar Sharma: we have been served and dont have instructions but he is a habitual offender as held by the high court
Justice Gavai: you can file the writ petition in Uttarakhand HC, why here?
Malhotra: the high-powered committee is not considering it.
SC: For bail, file an application before the HC with regard to our early order
Malhotra: the high-powered committee is not considering it.
SC: For bail, file an application before the HC with regard to our early order
Justice Gavai: We grant one week time to the state to reply and thereafter a rejoinder if any. List after two weeks.
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