Srinagar: Union Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday batted for a mechanism to prioritise the disposal of court cases involving defence personnel.
Addressing a two-day north zone regional conference on ‘reaffirming the constitutional vision of justice for defence personnel and tribals’ at SKICC, Minister said, “Some mechanism should be made so that priority is given to hearing the case of a soldier who is on leave and has to report back to duty.”
He said such cases, including those of revenue, need to be dealt with on a fast-track basis.
“There can be a separate common service centre dedicated to providing information about legal procedures to army personnel. I will also talk within the government to see if a dedicated revenue court can be set up for serving and retired defence personnel. That can be a very good result of this conference,” he said.
Speaking in the same vein, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha stressed that timely justice should be ensured to defence personnel, tribals and weaker sections of society to protect their Constitutional rights and improve their lives.
