New Delhi, May 1 -- After the Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons, Tihar, and the Home Secretary of Delhi, the Office of the Director General of Prisons has invited applications for the appointment of 14 law officers on a contractual basis.

The advertisement was published on April 26, 2025, and requires applications to be submitted within seven days of the publication date.

This development follows the Delhi High Court's notice issued on April 17, 2025, in response to a petition by Advocate Amit Sahni, a social activist, seeking the revival of a contempt case concerning the termination of 14 ad-hoc law officers. These officers had been appointed in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by S...