New Delhi, May 9 -- The Delhi High Court has been approached by Syed Ahmad Shakeel and Syed Shahid Yusuf, sons of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, seeking the restoration of their phone call facility in prison.

The two, who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a terror funding case involving hawala transactions, are currently lodged in Delhi Prisons and have challenged the reported restrictions imposed by jail authorities.

They have contested Delhi Jail Rule 631, which restricts communication facilities for individuals accused in terror-related cases in the interest of public safety and order. The rule allows the Superintendent of Jail to make exceptions on a case-b...