(1) Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force and conditions which may be prescribed, all inmates shall, - -
(a) have the right to live with human dignity;
(b) be entitled to adequate diet, health and medical care, clean hygienic living conditions and proper clothing;
(c) have the right of communication which includes contact with his family members and other persons;
(d) have the right of access to any court of law for fair and speedy justice.
(2) No inmate shall be deprived by the State of any fundamental rights conferred on him under Part III of the Constitution except in accordance with the provision of any law for the time being in force.
1366 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 30, 2013 Duties of inmates
5. It shall be the duty of every inmate, —
(a) to obey lawful orders and instructions of any officer of a prison and other competent authority;
(b) to abide by the prison rules and regulations applicable to him;
(c) to maintain the standard of cleanliness, hygiene, and personal discipline required to be maintained under any law or lawful instructions;
(d) to respect human dignity of fellow inmates, prison staff and others;
(e) to refrain from making false or exaggerated allegations;
(f) to abstain from hurting religious feelings, beliefs and faith of others;
(g) to use Government property with care and not to damage or destroy, negligently or willingly, such property;
(h) to assist the prison authorities in performance of their duties;
(i) to maintain discipline and order; and
(j) to preserve and promote correctional and reformative environment and be responsive to it.
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