PROSECUTION & LITIGATION, DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB.

CHANDIGARH

Introduction
Objective
Administrative Structure,
Contact Information,

INTRODUCTION

The Prosecution & Litigation Department acts in the Advisory

capacity to the Administrative Departments of the State Government and
is mainly responsible for the conduct of civil, criminal and Revenue
litigation affecting the State Government.

OBJECTIVE

The major objectives of the Department of Prosecution &

Litigation are as follows:-

• To tender legal advice to the Administrative Secretaries and Head of

Departments in respect of threatened and pending litigation affecting
the State and its Officers.
• To conduct civil, criminal and Revenue litigation affecting the State
and its Officers in the various Courts in the State.
• To scrutinize charge sheets ( challans) in criminal cases before these
are put in the courts of competent jurisdiction.
• To conduct MACT cases on behalf of the State. .
• Conduct all appeal cases affecting the State and its officers in the
District Courts.
• To facilitate litigation affecting the State and its Officers out of the
State of Punjab.
• To examine judgments affecting the State and its Officers and to
advise the Administrative Secretaries and Heads of Departments
whether further appeal/revision is to be filed against the
judgment/order on behalf of the State.
• To institute execution proceedings in the cases decided in favour of
the State and to recover amount awarded as costs to the State.
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ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE:

There are two cadres of this department as under:

1. Administrative cadre at the Headquarter, Chandigarh.
2. Field cadre in the State in all Districts.

The posts of Officers at the Administrative cadre at the Headquarter

and the field are as under:-

HEAD QUARTER CADRE

• Director Prosecution & Litigation and Addl. Secretary to Govt. Punjab.

• Additional Director, Prosecution & Litigation & Joint Secretary to Govt.

Punjab.

• Two Joint Directors Prosecution & Litigation.

• Assistant Legal Remembrancer & Under Secretary to Govt. Punjab.

• One Deputy District Attorneys

• One Assistant District Attorneys

• Four Superintendents Grade-I

FIELD CADRE
• One Joint Director, Prosecution & Litigation, Vigilance Bureau,
Punjab,Chandigarh.

• One Joint Director, Prosecution & Litigation, Vigilance Department.,

Punjab,Chandigarh

• One Joint Director Prosecution & Litigation, CID/ Intelligence Punjab

• One Joint Director, Prosecution & Litigation, CID/Crime, Punjab.

• One Joint Director Prosecution & Litigation, Punjab Police Academy,

Phillaur, now shifted to Prosecution Agency, Ludhiana.

• 27 District Attorneys

• 79 Deputy District Attorneys

• 162 Asstt. District Attorneys

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Director Prosecution & Telephone Numbers

Litigation Addl. Secretary to
Govt. Punjab(Addl.Charge), Office Residence
SCO No.194-95, Sector 17-C, 0172-2702788 0172-2700469
Chandigarh Mobile : 98141-08227
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