Sunil Singh and Ors. v. the State of Jharkhand and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
This petition challenged the lack of payment and notification for Junior/Additional Public Prosecutors. The court directed the respondent to issue notifications for eligible counsellors named by recommendations within one week and seek instructions for broader redressal.
What did the court decide?
Direction to issue notification for eligible Junior Counsellors within one week; to give proposal to respondent No.4.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 3693 of 2015
- Sunil Singh 2. Ashutosh Kumar Singh 3. Sreenu Garapati 4. Raunak Sahay 5. Suraj Singh 6. Pratiush Lala 7. Rajesh Kumar Singh 8. Santosh Kumar Gautam 9. Pran Pranay 10. Ravi Kumar 11. Kumar Rahul Kamlesh 12. Durga Charan Mishra 13. Naresh Prasad Thakur 14. Suman Kumar Ghosh
- Kaustav Panda
... ... Petitioners
Versus
- The State of Jharkhand 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO & PS Dhurwa, Ranchi 3. The Finance Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Dhurwa, Ranchi 4. The Law Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Dhurwa, Ranchi
… ... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR
For the Petitioners : Mr. S. Srivastava, Advocate For the Respondent-State: Mr. Ajit Kumar, A.A.G For the Intervenor : Mr. Anil Kumar, Sr. Advocate
04/17.09.2015
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Additional Public Prosecutors appointed under Section 24 CrPC are entitled to fair remuneration and status as per Article 14 of the Constitution.
Whether the State Government is duty-bound to issue necessary notifications for eligible Junior Counsellors whose names have been recommended.
Whether contractual employment of Public Prosecutors attracts the mandate of fundamental rights including Article 14 and Article 23.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sunil Singh and others
- respondent
State of Jharkhand
Coram
Shree Chandrashekhar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Jharkhand HC
- Decided on
- · August
- Registered
- Case no.
- WPC/3693/2015
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