The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to fill all the vacant posts of Public Prosecutors within a period of 3 months. [High Court of Karnataka v. The State of Karnataka].The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted that about 300 Courts are unable to function because they do not have public prosecutors. Undertrials are left in prison because of this, they said. The Bench was hearing a suo motu petition regarding the large number of posts of public prosecutors that are lying vacant in Karnataka. .The State submitted that examinations for appointing public prosecutors were to be conducted but got postponed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime, the duties are being discharged by public prosecutors hired on a contractual basis, the Court was told..The Court directed the State to endeavor to fill all the vacant posts within a period of 3 months and posted the matter for further hearing in the first week of June.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to fill all the vacant posts of Public Prosecutors within a period of 3 months. [High Court of Karnataka v. The State of Karnataka].The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted that about 300 Courts are unable to function because they do not have public prosecutors. Undertrials are left in prison because of this, they said. The Bench was hearing a suo motu petition regarding the large number of posts of public prosecutors that are lying vacant in Karnataka. .The State submitted that examinations for appointing public prosecutors were to be conducted but got postponed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime, the duties are being discharged by public prosecutors hired on a contractual basis, the Court was told..The Court directed the State to endeavor to fill all the vacant posts within a period of 3 months and posted the matter for further hearing in the first week of June.