Ambikavathi vs The Deputy Inspector General Of Prison on 30 October, 2023
Incidentally, another co-ordinate Bench of this
Court, in the case of Shakila Vs. The State represented by
its Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department
of Home, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 and others,
passed in W.P.No.2761 of 2023 dated 10.02.2023, had
rendered a liberal interpretation to Rule 40 and held that
the Rules as such are not absolute. The relevant portion of
the order reads as follows:-