Overview
- The High Court stayed December 29 and January 12 trial-court directions that let Pavithra Gowda, Nagaraja R and Lakshman M receive home-cooked meals once a week.
- Justice M. Nagaprasanna issued notice on the Prison Superintendent’s petition and kept the matter under review pending further hearing.
- The court said the lower court acted in blatant ignorance of Supreme Court guidance that officials could face suspension for granting special treatment to inmates.
- The petition noted the orders were granted on oral submissions without formal applications required under the prison manual.
- State submissions cited an FSSAI four-star assessment of prison food quality while arguing against exceptions outside medical need.