Issue notification to provide essential drugs to prisoners: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the state government to issue a fresh notification for ensuring supply of "essential drugs and medicines" to jail inmates.

A division bench of acting Chief Justice V M Sahai and Justice R P Dholaria, which was hearing a public interest litigation, asked the government to issue the notification by November 26.

The earlier notification in this regard covered "life- saving" and "cosmetic drugs", while the new notifications will also include the "essential drugs" category.