JAMMU: Governor N N Vohra today approved three bills here.
Governor N N Vohra has accorded assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2016, official spokespersons here said.
The salient features of these Rules are, for appointment of an Additional Advocate General, a person must have at least 10 years of practice as an Advocate and at least 8 reported judgements to his credit in which he has contributed to the growth of law and is an income tax payee.
For appointment of a Deputy Advocate General a person must have at least eight years of practice as an Advocate and at least five reported judgements to his credit in which he has contributed to the growth of law and is an income tax payee.
For appointment of an Advocate-on-Record in Supreme Court of India a person must have at least 07 years of practice as an Advocate in the Supreme Court of India out of which three years should be as an Advocate-on-Record and should be an income tax payee.
For appointment as Government Advocate and Standing Counsel, a person must have atleast five years of practice as an Advocate. It may be mentioned that in absence of any Rules governing the appointment and conditions of service of these Law Officers, all appointments on these positions in the past years were being done on an adhoc basis.
In another Bill, Mr Vohra has accorded assent to the “Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2016”. The amendments to this Act have enabled usage of Electronic Voting Machines for conducting elections to the Urban Local Bodies.
The Governor also accorded assent to the “Jammu and Kashmir State Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple disabilities Bill, 2016”.
This Act, which would benefit a sizeable population of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities, aims to empowering persons with such disabilities; extending support to registered organizations to provide need based services to families of persons with disabilities; promoting measures for care and protection of such persons and realization of equal opportunities; protection of rights and full participation of persons with disabilities, said the spokesman. (AGENCIES)
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