New Delhi, April 17 -- The Delhi High Court issued a notice on Thursday regarding a petition seeking the revival of a contempt case linked to the termination of ad-hoc law officers. The plea asserts that this action constitutes willful disobedience of the court's directives on September 27, 2019.

A bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notices to the Home Secretary of Delhi and the Director General of Prisons, scheduling the matter for a hearing on May 9, 2025.

The petition contends that the respondents' abrupt discontinuation of law officers' services, including the Tihar Jail Director General, without establishing permanent positions, amounts to contempt of court.

Advocate Amit Sahni, a social activist, had previously filed a petitio...