ISLAMABAD: The Punjab prosecution has rejected the examination by a provincial physique for evaluation of prosecutors.
The Centre for Skilled Development of Public Prosecutors (CPD) had proposed a “take a look at run of latest syllabus, Coaching Want Evaluation (TNA), and grading” to the secretary of the Public Prosecution Division (PPD).
In a letter, dated Might 10, a schedule was issued for these examinations, together with written exams and interviews.
The examinations for all prosecutors in Punjab have been scheduled for Might 27, masking assistant district public prosecutors, deputy district public prosecutors, district public prosecutors, and extra prosecutors basic.
The letter specified that the topic examinations can be performed based mostly on seniority lists offered by the PPD and overseen by an examination committee comprising eminent senior legal professionals to make sure transparency.
Prosecutor Normal Punjab, Farhad Ali Shah, nonetheless, said that the Punjab Prison Prosecution Service Inspectorate has been established to guage prosecutorial work throughout Punjab and advocate areas for capability constructing to make sure environment friendly and efficient prosecution companies.
The letter additional said that “all officers/prosecutors are inducted into service by means of a aggressive examination performed by the constitutional physique, particularly Punjab Public Service Fee, on the advice of PPD” including “there is no such thing as a margin to undermine the grading/seniority of incumbent prosecutors…”.
The prosecutor basic (PG) reminded the CPD that “there aren’t any legal guidelines, guidelines, or practices in any division/service for grading officers in Punjab. Within the absence of a service construction and guidelines for the Punjab Prison Prosecution Service, such exams don’t have any justification”.
A senior prosecutor from Punjab, talking on situation of anonymity, said that sensible work in courts differs from the bookish info.
He mentioned that after a long time of serving within the prosecution division and dealing with lots of of legal instances, a prosecutor could not even bear in mind the contents of the themes he studied on the time of enrolment.
Revealed in Daybreak, Might twentieth, 2024