PANAJI: The first report of the demands related to ad hoc House committee on law tabled in the state assembly by its chairman, Mr Francis D’Souza on Monday has expressed shock at
the lower availability in strength of public prosecutors as compared to total number of existing courts, stating that lack of representation hinders the due process of law, thus rendering the trial unfair.

“The committee desires that the government creates necessary posts of public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors as expeditiously as possible in consultation with the directorate of prosecution,” it recommended.
Discussing the notary services in the state, the committee maintains that it is dismayed over unsatisfactory manner of spreading out notaries, which have failed to make notary services available to rural and remote areas.
“The committee feels that the existing number of notaries located in urban areas is sufficient and further, the committee desires that the government only considers applications for notary intending to set up in rural and remote areas, with the permission cancelled immediately if such notaries try to shift to an urban area,” it recommended.
The committee also feels that the government should take responsibility to follow-up the proposal for digitisation of marriage records.
“The committee is very sensitive towards the bad experience faced by the couples intending to marry, as they have to wait for long time outside the CR/ SR offices without being attended and having no place to sit, illustrating the couples their first bad experience in these offices,” it observed, recommending the government to take up the issue in more comprehensive manner at the root level.
Furthermore, the committee has directed the government to prepare memorandum of suggestion to carry out the necessary amendments to the respective State Acts, to create proper framework for delimitation of constituencies and reservations for ST before the Delimitation Commission of India.