Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has designated two Special Fast Track Courts in Jammu and Srinagar to exclusively try offences such as paper leaks, cheating, and malpractices by exam conducting agencies under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
In a notification, the Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs stated that the Lieutenant Governor, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, has 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 for the trial of offences under the Act.
As per the law, trials in such cases must be conducted on a day to day basis until all witnesses are examined. The Act further provides that trials must be completed within three months from the date the chargesheet is filed. (With inputs from KNO)
