The rule of law must prevail at all times. Everything the government does must always be within and strictly in conformity with the framework of the law. Section 25A of our Criminal Procedure Code clearly mandates that all Public Prosecutors, Additional Public Prosecutors and Special Public Prosecutors in the High Court are subordinate to the Director of Prosecution. But in a very blatant illegality which has been going on for many years, strangely all the Public Prosecutors at the Bombay High Court in Goa are reporting to the Advocate General of Goa who also assigns them the cases. This is absolutely impermissible and in rank breach of law. Let us hope that the Government will set the record straight by ensuring that all the Public Prosecutors in the High Court report to the Director of Prosecution as mandated by law. Those in power should not allow the law from continuing to be violated. When we have people governing without a head and a heart all we can is hope and pray that wisdom prevails. Hadn’t Pandit Nehru once very candidly remarked “Ajeeb hai Goa ke log.”
