Overview

• Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh filed the PIL through advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, asking the court to order removal of the graves from the prison premises.
• If removal is not feasible, the plea requests transfer of the mortal remains to a secret location to deter veneration and misuse of the jail grounds.
• The filing cites the Delhi Prisons Rules, 2018 and related laws to argue that creating or maintaining graves inside a state-run prison is unlawful.
• Petitioners allege the sites have become a “radical pilgrimage” point that threatens prison discipline and public order, and they also claim health risks to inmates and staff.
• The plea references the controlled handling of Ajmal Kasab and Yakub Memon’s remains as precedent, and counsel said no listing date had been received yet, indicating the matter is pending.