Process commences to bring employees from other deptts
By: Ibni Maqbool
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Prosecution department has initiated the process to bring employees with law degrees on deputation from other departments to tide over the manpower crisis, which is affecting handling of criminal cases in the courts of the Union Territory.
The Prosecution department, which is functioning as an independent department after re-organisation of Jammu & Kashmir by the Parliament in 2019, has set the ball rolling for bringing employees with law degrees on deputation for effectively supervising prosecution of criminal cases in courts of J&K as well as to render legal advice to police and other government agencies in such cases.
To begin with, the Prosecution department has invited applications from the J&K’s permanent government employees holding bachelor’s degree in law for deputation to the department.
Documents in possession of The Precious Kashmir reveal that the applicants shall be considered for deputation to the Prosecution department on the basis of an interview to be conducted by a four-member selection committee headed by Director General, Prosecution.
The deputation shall be governed by the relevant provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations-1956, the documents further state.
It is worthwhile to mention that the J&K’s Home department had last month unveiled a policy for augmentation of manpower of the Prosecution department, which was under control of police before October 31, 2019.
It started functioning as a full-fledged separate department under section 25A of the Code of the Criminal Procedure- 1973(CrPC), which became applicable to J&K UT from October 31. 2019.
The Prosecution department is mandated to provide prosecutors in the trial courts including the designated anti-corruption courts and the specially-established fast-track courts.
