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EXTRAORDINARY
REGD. NO. IK-33
TH E
J MMU
&
K SHMIR GOVERNMENT G ZETTE
V d 1241 Ianm q Wed., 13th April. 201 1123rd Chai., 1933.
DJa
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Separate paging
is
given to this part in order that it may be
filed as a separate compilation.
PART Ill
Laws, Regulations and Rules passed thereunder.
G O V ERN M EN T O F JAMMU AND KASHMIR
CIVIL SECRETARIAT-DEPARTMENT O F LAW,
JUSTICE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Jammu, the 13th April, 201 1
The following Act
s
passed by the Jammu and Kashmir State
Legislature received the assent of the Gov ernor on 9th A pril, 201 1 and
is hereby published for general information
:-
T H E J A M M U A ND K A S H M I R P U B L I C S E R V I C E S
G U A R A N T E E A C T , 2011.
(Ac t No. of 2011).
[9th April, 201 1 .]
An Act to provide for the delivery o f public services to the people
of the State within the specified t ime limit and for matters connected
therewith and incidental thereto.
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Be i t enacted by the Jammu and Ka shmir State Legislature in the
Sixty-second Year o f the Republic o f India as fol lows :-
I. Short t i t le an d commencement.-( I) This Act may be
called the Jam mu and Ka shrnir Pub lic Services Guarantee Act, 20
1
I.
(2) I t sha ll come int o force on such date as the Governm ent may,
by no tificatio n in the Government Gazette, appoint.
2. Definition.-In this Act, unless the conte xt otherw ise
requires,-
(a) Act means the Jammu and Kas hm ir Pub lic Services
Guarantee Act, 201 1 ;
(b) designated off ice r means an off ice r no tifie d s such for
pro vidin g the service under sub-section (2) o f section 4 ;
c) eligible person means person who is eli gib le for any
notified service
(d) firs t appellate autho rity means a n offic er w ho is designated
as such under section 8 ;
(e) Governm ent means the Gove rnment o f Jammu and
Kashmir ;
f) prescribed means prescribed by the rules made under this
Act ;
g) service means any service notif ied under section 4 ;
(h) second appellate autho rity means an off ice r who is
designated as such under section 8 ;
i) specif ied t ime l im it means the t ime l im it with in which the
designated offic er is required to p rovide service as specified
under sub-section I) f section 4 ;
i) Special Tribun al means Special Trib un al constituted under
the Jammu and Kashm ir Special Tribun al Act, 1988
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(k) State means the State o f Jammu and Kashm ir.
3. Right to public services.+
I )
Subject to provisions o f the
Act, every elig ible person in the State sha ll have a right to p ubl ic
services.
2)
The right referred to in sub-section
I)
hall include the
right tc-
(a) have access to the pub lic service ;
(b) receive public service with in the specified time lim it ;
c)
receive public service in a transparent manner ;
(d) demand performanc e o f duties and functio ns in accordance
with the Act
;
(e) hold the concerned designated offic er acc ountable for any
service d eficiency ; and
0 seek compensation wi th respect to n on-providing o f service
or de ficieniy in service.
4.
Notification of public services and time limit.+l ?he
Gove rnment may, fro m time to time, specify the services to be the
pub lic services for purposes o f the A ct and shall specify the time li m it
wi thi n wh ich such services shall be provided to the e ligible persons.
(2) For pro vid ing services specified under sub-section
I),
he
Government may for different areas and for different services
designate of f~ ce rs ho shall be responsible for pro vidin g each o f such
services to the eligible persons.
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Providing of public service within specified time limit.-
1 ) I t shall be obligatory on the designated offic er to provide
public services to the eligible person within the time specified in
sub-section I)o f section 4.
(2) The spe cified tim e l im it shall start from the date when an
application is subm itted b y the eligible person for provid ing o f no ti tied
service to the designated officer or to a person subordinate to him
authorized to receive the application.
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(3) A l l ap plications received under sub-section (2) by the
designated offic er or the authorized person shall be duly acknowledged
specifying the number, date and time o f receipt o f such application.
(4) On receipt o f app lication under sub-section (3), the designated
officer shall within the specified time limit either provide service or
reject the application :
Provided that in case o f rejection o f application, the designated
officer shall record reasons therefor and intimate the same to the
applicant.
6. irst
upp eul.+l) Any person, whose application has been
rejected under sub-section (4) o f section
5,
or who does not receive
the pub lic service with in the specified time limit, or where the service
received by h im
i s
deficien t i n any manner, may prefer to f il e an appeal
to such offic er as may be notified by the Government to be the firs t
appellate authority, with in thirty days from the date o f such rejection
or exp iry o f the time lim it or receipt o f deficient service, as the case
.
may be :
Provided that the first appellate authority may admit an appeal
after the expiry o f the period o f thir ty days, if it i s satisfied that the
appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from fi l in g the appeal i n
time.
(2) The f irs t appellate authority shall dispose o f the appeal
preferred under sub-section I) within a period of fo rty-f ive days from
the date o f presentation o f appeal.
(3) The first appellate auth ority may direct the designated offic er
to provide the public service within the such time as it m ay specify or
to remove the deficiency in the service provided to the appellant or
pass such other order, inc lud ing rejection o f the appeal, as i t may deem
f i t :
Provided that before passing any order under sub-section (3), the
appellate authority shall provide an oppo rtunity o f being heard to the
appellant as well as the designated officer.
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7. Second appeal.--(I) An y person aggrieved by the order
passed by first appellate authority under section 6, may prefer an
appeal to the second appellate authority within 60 days from
the
date
on which the order appealed against has been passed
:
Provided that the second appellate autho rity may ad mit an appeal
after the exp iry o f the period o f 60 days, if it i s satisfied that the
appellant was prevented by sufficie nt cause from f il in g thc appeal in
time.
(2) The second appellate autho rity may, w ith in fo rty -fiv e days
from the date o f presentation o f appeal, pass an order di rec ting the
designated officer to provide the pu blic service within such time as it
may speciFy or to remove the deficiency in the service prov ided to the
appellant or may pass such other order in cluding the rejection o f
appeal, as
it
may deem fit.
8.
De signa tion of appellate authorities.-The Gove rnment
may by not ifica tion in the Governme nt Gazette, designate offic ers who
shall be first appellate authorities and second appellate authorities in
respect o f each pub lic service.
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Pow ers of app ellate authorities.-The appellate autho rities
shall, while deciding an appeal under the Act, have the same powers
as
are vested in C iv i l Court while trying a suit under the Code o f C i v i l
Procedure, in respect o f the fo llow ing matters, nam ely
:-
(a) requiring the production and inspection of documents ;
(b) issuing summons for hearing to the designated officer and
appellant ; and
(c) any other matter wh ich may be prescribed.
10. P en alt y for no n-c om plia nc e of orders.-(1) I f the
designated officer does not comply with the orders or directions
given to him under sub-section (3) o f sect ion 6 or sub-section (2) o f
section
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the person aggrieved may f i l e an application before the
second appellate authority and the second appellate authority shall
direct the designated off ~c e ro show cause, within specified time, for
not complying, with 'the aforementioned orders or directions.
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(2) A fte r considering the cause,
if
any, shown by the designated
officer and if no cause
i s
shown within the time specified in
sub-section I ) , the second appellate authority, may, i f i t
i s
o f the
op inio n that the designated offic er has not com plied w ith the orders or
direction s w itho ut reasonable cause, impose a fine on such designated
officer which shall not be less than Rupees 500 but may extend up to
Rupees 5000.
I . Pen olry for no t pr ov id in g the service.-Where second
appellate authority
i s
o f the opinion that the designated off ice r has
failed to provide service to the eligible person or has caused delay in
provid ing the service or has provided a service which is deficient in
any manner, it may impose a fine on such designated officer,-
(i) o f Rupees 250 fo r each day o f such delay or Rupees 5000,
whichever
i s
less, in case o f non-providing o f service or
delay i n pro viding services ; nd
ii) o f Rupees 2000, in case of de ficiency in service :
Provided that before imposing such fine, the designated officer
'shall be given a reasonable opportun ity o f being heard.
12. Pen olry for no t de cid ing the app eal wirhin specified
time.-Where the second appellate au tho rity
i s
of the opinion that
the first appellate authority has failed to decide the appeal within
the time spe cified in sub-section (2) o f section
6
without any sufficient
.
and reasonable cause, i t may impose a fine on fir st appellate authority,
which shall not be less than Rupees 500 and not more than
Rupees 5000 :
Provided that before imposing such fine the first appellate
auth ority s hall be given a reasonable opp ortunity o f being heard.
13.
Compensation.--On imposition o f fine under section
I
or
section 12, the second appellate authority may, by order, direct that
such p ortio n o f the fine imposed under the said section sha ll be
awarded to the appellant, as compensation, as it may deem fit
:
Provided that the amount o f such compensation awarded shall not
exceed the amount of fine imposed under the said section.
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14. Disciplinary action.-In addit ion to imposition o f fine
under sections 10,
1 1
or 12, the second appellate authority, if i t i s
satisfied that the designated off ice r or the fir st appellate authority, as
the case may be, has failed to discharge the duties assigned to h im
under the Ac t wit ho ut su fficie nt and reasonable cause, may recommend
disciplinary action against him under the service rules applicable to
him.
15. Revision.-If designated o ff ~ c e r r first appellate authority
i s aggrieved by any order o f second appellate authority in respect o f
impo sition o f fine under the Act, he or i t may make an application for
revision to the Special Tribun al w ithin a period o f 60 days from the
date o f passing o f such order, which shall dispose o f the application
according to such procedure as may be prescribed.
16. P rot ec tio n of a cti on token
in
go od faith.-No suit,
prosecution or other legal pmceeding shall
l i e
against any person for
anything w hich
i s
in good fa ith done or intended to be done under the
Act or any rule made thereunder.
17.
Pow er to
nmke
rules.-The Governmen t may, by no tific ati on
in the Government Gaueffe, make rules to carry out the provisions o f
the Act.
18.
Pow er to rem ow difJicu1ties.-If any dif ficu lty arises in
giv ing effect to the provisions o f the Act, the Government may by
order, not incon sistent wit h the provisions o f the Act, remove the
diff iculty
:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the exp iry o f a
period o f two years from the date o f commencement o f the Act.
(Sd.)
ACHAL
SETHI
Deputy Legal Remembrancer,
Department o f Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs.