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DB exempts Law Secy, Home Secy for appearing in person PIL over inadequate staff in SAC/SVC/SIC/ newly created Courts 4/21/2014 11:27:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 21: In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation (PIL) originally filed for seeking sanction in corruption cases wherein IAS/IFS/KAS officers, the Division bench of Jammu High Court exempts Law Secretary and Home Secretary to file the status report.Today when the matter was taken-up, Law Secretary and Home Secretary appeared in person and they filed by the status report, the Division Bench after gone through the status report filed by respondents, directed Registry to list this PIL on April 23, 2014 and in the meanwhile presence of law secretary and Home Secretary shall remain exempted. Meanwhile in the status report filed by the Home secretary it has been stated that Principal Secretary Home said that the matter was taken up with the Police Headquarters, which has conveyed that it was facing acute shortage of Prosecutors at the level of Senior Prosecuting Officers and Prosecuting Officers. "As per the Police Headquarters, there are 15 vacant posts of Senior Prosecuting Officers and 111 vacant posts of Prosecuting Officers, which includes 3 Senior Prosecuting Officers and eight Prosecuting Officers in the Vigilance Organization, he added. The status report stated that Police Department has advertized 98 posts of Prosecuting Officers for recruitment and the first part of the selection process (physical measurement tests) has already been concluded. "Police Department will not be in a position to spare Senior Prosecuting Officers or Prosecuting Officers for posting to State Vigilance Commission and newly created courts unless the recruitment process is completed, he added. He, however, has not specified the timeframe within which the selection process would be completed.(JNF)   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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