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| HC stays SRO regarding removal of SPP | | Chopra Murder Case | | Et Report
Jammu, Aug 8 : Justice Janak Raj Kotwal of J&K High Court Jammu Wing today stayed the SRO 324 dated July 10, 2013 whereby Secretary Law Dept has cancelled the appointment of Adv LK Sharma as Special Public Prosecutor in much publicized chopra Murder case and appointed Public Prosecutor Shabir Ahmed Choudhary for trial of the case.
The court after hearing battery of lawyers for the both the sides observed that Court visualize a good possibility of important questions of law inter alia, as regards the appointment of a Special Public Prosecutor for a case and termination of Special Public Prosecutor without hearing the person on whose request or behest he was appointed, arising for consideration when the petition is taken for consideration.
Also, though subject to reply of the respondent, no urgency involved in sudden removal of Special PP has been found evident. Court therefore, feel it expedient in fitness of things that service of LK Sharma Advocate as Special Public Prosecutor can be continued. With these observations Justice Janak Raj Kotwal stayed the impugned notification SRO NO 324 dated July 10, 2013 shall stay till next date o fhearing and Adv LK Sharma be allowed to conduct trial of the case as a Special Public Prosecutor. JNF |
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