SHILLONG, OCT 31: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Thursday demanded the state government to take appropriate measures to rectify the anomalies in the recruitment for the post of assistant public prosecutor under the Directorate of Prosecution.
Submitting a letter to the deputy chief minister in-charge home (police) Prestone Tynsong, chairman of the KSU employment monitoring cell Reuben Najiar said, “We humbly urge that appropriate measures should be taken to rectify the anomalies in the recruitment process.”
He alleged there has been another anomaly or irregularity in the result declared by the Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC) for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor under the Office of Directorate of Prosecution, Meghalaya.
In the instant case of Assistant Public Prosecutor, based on the advertisement published by the MPSC on the 12th of October, 2023; it was mentioned that the conditions of eligibility for the said post is to have a degree from a recognized University and preferably a candidate with not less than 3 (three) years of experience and practice in prosecution of criminal cases in courts and also with records of successful prosecution in criminal cases will be preferable. The result of the said post was declared on the 29th of October, 2024.
“It has come to notice that one of the candidates does not qualify the conditions of eligibility for the said post and yet was selected for the same. The said candidate only passed the law degree examination in the year 2023 in the month of August and has no experience whatsoever in practising in the Courts,” Najiar stated in the letter.
“Whether the candidate has passed the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) which is mandatory for all the law graduates who want to practice in the legal field to pass before they can appear or practice in courts. If the eligibility conditions are not to be followed then there is no reason for putting it down in the first place and by doing so it has devoid the opportunities to other candidates who seek to apply for the said post. Such deviation from the conditions laid down in the advertisement only shrouds nepotism being involved,” he added.