Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Parole on Humanitarian Grounds Mandatory for Life Convict to Attend Ailing Mother | Prison Authorities Cannot Arbitrarily Reject: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court rules that parole must be granted on humanitarian grounds when a life convict seeks to attend an ailing parent, setting aside arbitrary rejection orders by prison authorities. The judgment reinforces that prisoner rights under judicial review cannot be overridden by administrative discretion without valid justification.