Itanagar: Barely a couple of days after the Arunachal Law Students’ Union (ALSU) served a 15 day ultimatum for immediate separation of judiciary from executive, the Arunachal Pradesh government today clarified that it has done all possible to fulfill the aspirations of the people with matters related to judiciary.
The ALSU in a press conference here had recently threatened to launch democratic movement if its demands were not met within the deadline.
The demands include early separation of Judiciary from Executive, establishment of separate High Court in Arunachal, appointment of High Court judges from the state and creation of Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Services Commission.
Giving a point-wise clarification, under secretary (Law and Judicial) Dani Belo, in a press statement today said the government has already taken steps to separate the Judiciary from the Executive in a phased manner.
In the first phase, two courts of district and sessions divisions – one each at Tezu and Yupia – had been established and these courts started functioning since August 2012, he disclosed.
“In accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court, the government has already determined the cadre strength of Judicial Officers at 16 in consultation with the High Court.
Two courts of District & Sessions Judges were functioning at Tezu and Yupia and the state government had also converted the erstwhile Fast Track Courts into three regular courts of additional District & Session Judge,” he said. (PTI)
