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The High Court in Rajasthan established a committee composed of five lawyers to explore the prevailing shortcomings and structural requirements in the Office of the Government Advocate (GA) and recommend measures to improve. The panel presents its report by the High Court by May 20.
The only judge of the justice bench Farzand Ali in the head of the High Court in Jodhpur noted that prosecutors faced difficulties in their criminal dispute. “Especially alarming concerns occur in connection with manipulation with case diaries received from police stations because the risk of alienation or manipulation is a serious threat,” the court said.
The order was recently adopted during a petition meeting that sought to cancel the first 2011 information report in the case of causing injuries and unauthorized restrictions. The Court said that some complex administrative reforms were required to improve the functioning of the GA office.
Three of the lawyers appointed to the committee are from Jodhpur and two from Jaipur, where the High Court bench is located. Justice Ali said there was a lack of ministerial employees, lack of infrastructure and insufficient remuneration to state law officials, which often resulted in procedural delay, which influenced the issuance of justice.
“The exponential increase in the case load and the increasing complexity of the criminal dispute causes it necessary for a police officer at the inspector’s level to be sent with a structured communication mechanism informing the police authorities about the court’s instructions,” said the twelve -page order.
The Court, referring to the security concerns of government advocates arising from a lawsuit, said that the GA office must be introduced a safety device and a reserved floor in a building set aside for safety staff with deployment of at least six armed constables.
The Committee shall assess the existing framework and recommend appropriate measures for strengthening capacity, administrative reforms and infrastructure improvements in the GA office.
The Court of Justice stated that the report to be submitted by the Committee would include empirical findings, justified recommendations and proposed reforms that would help increase the overall effectiveness, liability and integrity of the GA Office.
The committee members are Anand Purohit, Vineet Jain and Dinesh Godar (all from Jodhpur) and Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma and Ghanchyam Singh Rathhore (both from Jaipur).
Published – April 19, 2025 21:05
