Denial of parole to conduct parents' last rites violates prisoner's Article 21 rights: Delhi High Court

The right to perform the last rites of a parent is an essential religious and moral duty, and denial of parole to a convict to conduct the same would violate his fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Delhi High Court recently observed [Ajmer Singh alias Pinka v The State of NCT of Delhi through SHO Kanjawala].