The Centre has vested extra powers to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir for taking selections on police, officers of all-India providers such because the IAS and the IPS, and giving sanction for prosecution in varied instances.
Choices concerning the appointment of advocate basic and different regulation officers, in addition to issues associated to the anti-corruption bureau may even be taken by the lieutenant governor (L-G).
These powers got to the L-G by the Union residence ministry on Friday by amending the principles issued beneath the Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was enacted for the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,? whereas abrogating Article 370.
“No proposal which requires earlier concurrence of the Finance Division with regard to ‘Police’, ‘Public Order’, ‘All India Service’ and ‘Anti Corruption Bureau’ to train the discretion of the Lieutenant Governor beneath the Act shall be concurred or rejected until it has been positioned earlier than the Lieutenant Governor by means of the Chief Secretary,” in response to the notification issued by the Union residence ministry.
Apart from, the ministry mentioned, within the principal guidelines, after rule 42, the next guidelines shall be inserted.
“Division of Legislation, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs shall submit the proposal for appointment of Advocate-Common and different Legislation Officers to help the Advocate-Common within the court docket proceedings, for approval of the Lieutenant Governor by means of the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister,” it mentioned.
The notification additionally mentioned any proposal concerning the grant of prosecution sanction or submitting of attraction shall be positioned earlier than the L-G by means of the chief secretary by the division of regulation, justice and parliamentary affairs.
Within the principal guidelines, in rule 43, after the third proviso, the house ministry mentioned, the next provisos shall be inserted, specifically.
“Offered additionally that in respect of issues related with Prisons, Directorate of Prosecution and Forensic Science Laboratory, the issues shall be submitted to the Lieutenant Governor by Administrative Secretary, Dwelling Division by means of the Chief Secretary,” it mentioned.
The ministry additionally mentioned that in respect of issues related with posting and switch of administrative secretaries and cadre posts of all-India providers officers, proposal shall be submitted to the L-G by the executive secretary, basic administration division by means of the chief secretary.