SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has designated two Special Fast-Track Courts in Jammu and Srinagar to exclusively try offences involving examination paper leaks, cheating and malpractices by examination-conducting agencies under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
According to a notification accessed by news agency KNO, the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs said the Lieutenant Governor, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, had designated the Court of the 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, and the Court of the 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar, as Special Fast-Track Courts under the Act.
The notification provides for the designated courts to exclusively conduct trials of offences covered by the legislation.
Under the Act, trials in such cases must be conducted on a day-to-day basis until all witnesses have been examined.
The legislation further requires that trials be completed within three months from the date of filing the chargesheet.
The notification formalises the designation of the two courts for handling cases registered under the Act.
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