Srinagar, Aug 01: The Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs presented to the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, a new initiative on ‘Citizen Centric Services’, in a significant move to enhance the citizen services.
The presentation, led by Secretary Law, Achal Sethi, in the presence of Secretary, IT, Dr Piyush Singla; SIO, NIC, JS Modi and others, detailed a comprehensive plan to leverage a mobile application and helpline to provide a wide range of legal and administrative services to the public.
The initiative is structured into ten distinct modules, each designed to simplify public access to key services, including Legal Aid/Advice Module. This module would help the citizens to seek legal aid and advice via a mobile app or helpline.
But strange to mention here that Law Department could not set right the system for reply's/objections in various courts in time for early disposals & early justice despite issuing so many orders over the issue along with avoiding unnecessary adjournments causing delay in justice, no doubts which is giving a bad name to Law Department & JKUT as a whole?
However, if Law Secretary or any other call details of pending cases in various courts & depute teams , which are posted in huge number in Law Dept to scrutinize the cases of delay in filing replies, & unnecessary adjournments shall detect a scam of causing intentional delays in work causing delay in justice on the part of concerned officers?
Proof can be seen from follow up of WP(C) 2850 of 2022 & WP(C) 1330 of 2023, which has been filed by a team of land grabbers & their associates/relatives on which DC Jammu has detected a scam of fraud delineation of Khad Land, thereafter issuance of fraud fard & fraud mutation, which were later cancelled by DC Jammu but slow follow up by DC Office Jammu to dispose cases shall speak that how DC Office is keen in disposal of frauds & what Law Departments Officer or Govt counsel is doing for early disposal to take culprit Revenue Officers to task for such a fraud?
The module will connect them with Legal Aid Counsels and Pro Bono Counsels and provide contact details for the State and District Legal Services Authorities (SLSA/DLSA).
The mobile application will provide easy access to both Central and UT Acts, Rules & Notifications, with links to the Law Department’s website and the India Code website.It will have a unique feature of providing an enrolment process, welfare schemes, notary and oath commissioner services and a list of government advocates besides standing counsels and career guidance for Advocates.
The app will provide unique features for guiding the citizens in the registration of documents and registration of marriages under different Laws
.This module will offer a list of MLAs with their contact details, information on legislative business, committee reports, and Q&As in the Legislative Assembly. It will also provide a link to live proceedings and a platform for public opinion on draft legislation.
The mobile app will also feature information on various courts, including the Supreme Court, High Court and District Courts, along with cause lists and the status of cases. It also provides information on landmark judgments and details of courts and their locations.The module further envisages guiding citizens on law-related education, providing a list of National Law Universities (NLUs) and local universities offering law courses.
It will also offer advice from legal experts on how and when to apply.The citizens can also find details on the registration process, including office locations, model templates, a checklist of required documents and a list of stamp vendors.
The final module allows for submission of grievances, complaints, and feedback, with a system for generating acknowledgements and replies. The implementation of these services is aimed at increasing the transparency, improving access to justice and enhancing the overall efficiency of the legal and parliamentary affairs department for the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir.
Calling the initiative a milestone in public service delivery, the Chief Secretary underscored its potential to serve as a national model. He urged the departments to work in close coordination to ensure its timely and effective rollout.
This platform reflects our commitment to legal empowerment and inclusive governance. It will transform legal aid into a truly accessible right for every citizen,” he added.
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