NON-AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT PUBLIC PROSECUTORS DEFEATS RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL: KARNATAKA HIGH COURT The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take immediate steps to fill the vacancy of public prosecutors in the State, correlating the lack of adequate public prosecutors to long pendency of cases and subsequent delay in disposal. The Court even opined that non-availability of public prosecutors results in the violation of Article 21 rights of an accused. Reddy and Reddy Law Firm regularly handles criminal litigation cases in the sessions and high courts, and advises clients on a wide variety of legal aspects.