Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 5: There are 27 vacancies in subordinate judiciary and it includes nine in higher judicial services, according to a report by the state high court.
The working strength of the state's lower judiciary is 248 and of them 221 are in place.
Against the sanctioned strength of 72 of district judges, nine are vacant while out of 70 civil judge (Sr division), 69 are in place, the report says.
The highest number of 17 vacancies is in civil judges (junior division) as working strength is 89 against sanctioned strength of 106 in the division, the report says.
The process for filing up of district judges vacancies has already been initiated, it says.
"Four of these vacancies are required to be filled up by direct recruitment; three vacancies have to be filled up through merit promotion from Sub Judges/Civil Judges (Senior Division) on the basis of Limited Competitive Examination of Civil Judges (Sr. Division) having not less than five years qualifying service and one vacancy, has to be filled up by promotion on the basis of merit-cum-seniority from amongst the Sub Judges/Civil Judge (Sr. Division)," the reports says.
Regarding Civil Judge (Sr. Division), the report says, filling up of the one post has also been referred to the Committee.
With regard to 17 vacancies of Civil Judge (Jr. Division), twelve posts have been referred to the Government by letter (No. 14626/GS) on 25 November 2015 and the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has already initiated the process for filling up these posts as per the Jammuand Kashmir Civil Service (Judicial) Rules, 1967.
"The preliminary Examination for filling up these posts has already been conducted by the Commission."
Regarding the filling up of the remaining 6 vacancies and 5 anticipated vacancies calculated upto March, 2016, the report says, the matter has been referred to the Government on 06 August last year. "The Government sought a detailed description of the vacancies that have accrued at the level of Civil Judges (Junior Division)/ Munsiffs from the year 2011 onwards and a reply on that count has already been sent to the Government," the report adds. |
