Delhi HC denies daily access to lawyers for jailed Unitech directors

For talking to family and friends, they be provided limited telephone facilities, as given to other prisoners, the court said

The Delhi High Court has declined jailed Unitech directors Sanjay and Ajay Chandra's plea for daily access to their lawyers, saying the Supreme Court has directed not to provide them any additional facilities.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru said they would be allowed to interact with their lawyers via video conferencing only twice a week for 30 minutes each as is permitted for all other inmates.

"Since, such facilities are available to the prisoners twice a week, this court finds no reason to not allow the request of the petitioners (Chandras) for being permitted video conferencing facilities with their lawyers in order