Delhi LG Saxena approves higher pay scale for assistant public prosecutors

Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved a proposal to grant higher revised pay scale to assistant public prosecutors working under the Directorate of Prosecution in the Delhi government, Raj Niwas officials said on Monday.

Assistant public prosecutors (APPs) will also receive all follow-up benefits from September 3, 2015.

The APPs will now get 'Pay Band 3' with a salary of Rs 5,400, the officials said.

The existing pay scale for the APPs is in the 'Pay Scale 2' with a salary of Rs 4,800.

The proposal for revision of pay scale was placed after the Ministry of Home Affairs looked into the matter in consultation with the Finance Department of the Delhi government, which agreed with the proposal for implementation of revised scale for APPs, said the officials.

The revision of the pay scale for APPs came after protracted litigation in the Delhi High Court involving the Delhi government and others, and correspondence between the Union Home Ministry and the LG Secretariat.

The Delhi High Court was seized of a (criminal) petition in which several issues affected the prosecution in Delhi: the remuneration structure of the prosecutors of the Directorate of Prosecutions, the infrastructure of the DoP, the fee/professional fee of permanent counselors and counselors engaged by the state. were arrested, officials said.

The Supreme Court on September 3, 2015 had directed the Delhi government to seek necessary compliance and submit a report on the implementation of the Union Cabinet order dated September 1, 2015, seeking revisions in the pay structure of the Directorate of Prosecution were approved.

First print: January 1, 2024 | 5:16 PM IST