43 Sessions Judges, 42 CJMs/Sub- Judges among 110 transferred

*Six newly promoted Judicial Officers too adjusted

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, July 14: In a major reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir judiciary, the Full Court, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of State High Court, Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar yesterday, ordered transfers and postings of 110 Judicial Officers including 43 Sessions Judges, 42 Chief Judicial Magistrates/Sub-Judges and 25 Munsiffs. In this shake-up, six newly promoted Sessions Judges and Sub-Judges have also been adjusted.
According to the order issued by Kaneez Fatima, Registrar General, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Rajouri, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Jammu, vice Rakesh Sagar Jain.
Rakesh Sagar Jain, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Udhampur, vice Ramesh Kumar Wattal, who has been transferred and posted as Member, J&K Special Tribunal, Jammu, against available vacancy. Mohan Lal, Member, J&K Special Tribunal, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Samba, vice Inder Singh.
Inder Singh, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Samba, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Rajouri, vice Sanjay Kumar Gupta. Bala Jyoti, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kishtwar, has been transferred and posted as 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jammu, vice Mohan Singh Parihar, who has been transferred and posted as District & Sessions Judge, Kishtwar, vice Bala Jyoti.
Mohammad Yousuf Wani, Registrar Judicial, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as PO MACT, Srinagar, vice Jawad Ahmad, who has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Anantnag, vice Mohammad Akram Choudhary.
Mohammad Akram Choudhary, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as Member, J&K Sales Tax Tribunal, against available vacancy. Subash Chander Gupta, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kulgam, has been transferred and posted as Additional District Judge (Matrimonial cases), Jammu, vice Sham Lal Lalhal, who has been transferred and posted as 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, vice Tasleem Arif.
Tasleem Arif, 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kargil, vice Ashok Kumar, who has been transferred and posted as Additional District Judge (Bank Cases), Jammu, vice Sanjeev Kumar Bhagat.
Sanjeev Kumar Bhagat, Additional District Judge (Bank Cases), Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge (TADA/POTA), Srinagar, vice Sikender Azam, who has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kupwara, vice Mohammad Ibrahim Wani.
Mohammad Ibrahim Wani, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Budgam, vice Syed Tawqeer Ahmad. Rajinder Sapru, 3rd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Leh, vice Kishore Kumar.
Kishore Kumar, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Leh, has been transferred and posted as Additional Sessions Judge (Anti-Corruption) Jammu. Naseer Ahmad Dar, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Anantnag, has been transferred and posted Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sopore, vice Kousar Ahmad Qureshi, who has been transferred and posted as PO J&K Labour Court & Industrial Tribunal, vice Zubair Ahmad Raza.
Zubair Ahmad Raza, P O J&K Labour Court & Industrial Tribunal, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kulgam, vice Subash Chander Gupta. Ravinder Nath Wattal, Secretary, High Court, Legal Services Committee, has been transferred and posted as Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority.
Syed Tawqeer Ahmad, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Budgam, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Baramulla, vice Shujat Ali Khan, who has been transferred and posted as Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Srinagar (newly created post). Jaffer Hussain Beg, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Poonch, has been transferred and posted as PO MACT, Jammu vice Madan Lal.
Madan Lal, P O, MACT, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, vice Mohammad Ashraf Malik, who has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Bandipora, vice Puneet Gupta.
Puneet Gupta, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Bandipora, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kathua, vice Vinod Chatterji Koul, who has been transferred and posted as Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu, against available vacancy. Haq Nawaz Zargar, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Pulwama, has been transferred and posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Doda, vice Tahir Khursheed Raina.
Tahir Khursheed Raina, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Doda, has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Poonch vice Jaffer Hussain Beg. Shazia Tabasum, 4th Additional District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Handwara, vice Parvez Hussain Kachroo, whose services have been placed at the disposal of Chief Justice for being adjusted in the Registry.
Nighat Sultana, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rajouri, has been transferred and posted as District Judge Leave Reserve, High Court Jammu Wing. Khalil Ahmad Choudhary, Leave Reserve, High Court (CPC), on his promotion, has been posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rajouri, vice Nighat Sultana. Sonia Gupta, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Kathua, has been transferred and posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Udhampur, vice Kalpana Revo.
Kalpana Revo, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as District Judge Leave Reserve, High Court, Jammu. S C Kattal, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu, on his promotion, has been posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Kathua, vice Sonia Gupta. Jatinder Singh Jamwal, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pulwama, on his promotion has been posted as 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge, Baramulla, against available vacancy.
Virender Singh Bahu, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, on his promotion, has been posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Pulwama, vice Haq Nawaz Zargar. Rajeev Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Doda, on his promotion has been posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Anantnag, vice Naseer Ahmad Dar. Chain Lal Bavoria, Sub Judge/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kulgam, on his promotion, has been posted as 4th Additional District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, vice Ms. Shazia Tabasum.
Suneet Gupta, Sub Judge/ Chief Judicial Magistrate, Reasi, has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu, vice S C Kattal, who stand promoted as District & Sessions Judge. Kamlesh Pandita, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Reasi, vice Suneet Gupta. Masarat Shaheen, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sopore has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, vice Virender Singh Bahu, who stand promoted as District & Sessions Judge.
Mehraj-ud-Din Sofi, Passenger Tax & Electricity Magistrate, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sopore, vice Masarat Shaheen. Surinder Singh, Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Jammu (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Passenger Tax & Electricity Magistrate, Srinagar, vice Mehraj-ud-Din Sofi. Mirza Riyaz-ul-Haq, Sub Judge/Electricity Magistrate, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kulgam, vice Chain Lal Bavoria, who stand promoted as District & Sessions Judge.
Manjit Rai, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kargil, has been transferred and posted as Judge Small Causes Court, Srinagar, vice Masarat Roohi, who has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, vice Kamlesh Pandita. Amarjit Singh Langeh, Excise Magistrate, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kargil, vice Manjit Rai.
Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Municipal Magistrate, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge Leave Reserve, High Court,  vice Yahya Firdous Ahangar, who has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramban, vice Mohammad Rafiq Chak.
Mohammad Rafiq Chak, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramban, has been transferred and posted as Municipal Magistrate, Jammu, vice Ashwani Kumar Sharma. Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Sub Judge (CJM), Ganderbal, has been transferred and his services have been placed at the disposal of Chief Justice for being adjusted in the Registry. Mahmud Anwar Al-Nasir, Sub Judge, L.R.P, High Court, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Anantnag (under 13th Finance Commission) vice Shabir Ahmad Malik.
Shabir Ahmad Malik, Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Anantnag (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge Leave Reserve High Court Wing Srinagar, for being engaged as Central Project Coordinator (CPC), vice Khalil Ahmad Choudhary, who stand promoted as District & Sessions Judge. Gowhar Majid Dalal, Joint Registrar (Judicial), High Court Wing, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge, Bijbehara, vice Madan Lal, who has been posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Baramulla (under 13th Finance Commission), vice Umi Kulsoom.
Umi Kulsoom, Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Baramulla (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as City Judge, Srinagar, vice Yash Pal Sharma, who has been posted as Excise Magistrate, Jammu, vice Amarjit Singh Langeh. Abdul Majid Dar, Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Pulwama (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pulwama, vice Jatinder Singh Jamwal, who stand promoted as District & Sessions Judge.
Muzzafar Iqbal Khan, District Mobile Magistrate (T), Rajouri, on his promotion, has been posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Pulwama (under 13th Finance Commission), vice Abdul Majid Dar.  Amit Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Leh, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge/ Municipal Magistrate, Srinagar, vice Khurshid-ul-Isam, who has been posted as Sub Judge (Electricity Magistrate), Pattan, vice Vinod Kumar.
Vinod Kumar, Sub Judge (Electricity Magistrate), Pattan, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge (Electricity Magistrate), Jammu, vice Mirza Riyaz-ul-Haq. Om Prakash Thakur-I, Sub Judge, Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Doda, vice Rajeev Gupta who stand promoted as District & Sessions Judge. Anoop Kumar, Sub Judge, Bhaderwah, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge (Railway Magistrate), Jammu, vice Sandeep Gandotra.
Manoj Parihar, Sub Judge, Katra, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge, Bhaderwah, vice Anoop Kumar. Sandeep Gandotra, Sub Judge(Railway Magistrate), Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge, Katra, vice Manoj Parihar. Amit Kumar Gupta, Sub Judge, Ramnagar, has been transferred and posted as Passenger Tax Magistrate, Jammu, vice Om Prakash Bhagat, who has been posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate (under 13th Finance Commission) Bhaderwah vice Manjit Singh Manhas.
Manjit Singh Manhas, Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Bhaderwah (under 13th Finance Commission) has been transferred and posted as City Judge, Jammu, vice Sandeep Kour, who has been posted as Sub Judge, Nowshera, vice Arti Mohan.
Arti Mohan, Sub Judge, Nowshera, has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge Leave Reserve High Court Jammu. Sunil Sangra, Sub Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate, Poonch (under 13th Finance Commission) has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Rajouri (under 13th Finance Commission) vice Anjum Ara.
Anjum Ara, Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Rajouri, (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Jammu (under 13th Finance Commission) vice Surinder Singh. Ahsan-ullah Parvez Malik, City Munsiff, Srinagar, on his promotion has been posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Poonch (under 13th Finance Commission) vice  Sunil Sangra.
Iqbal Ahmad Masoodi, District Mobile Magistrate (T), Sopore, on his promotion has been posted as Sub Judge, Kupwara, vice Om Prakash Thakur-I. Renu Dogra, Munsiff Majalta, on her promotion, has been posted as Sub Judge, Ramnagar, vice Amit Kumar Gupta. Sudesh Sharma, Munsiff, Kathua, on her promotion, has been posted as Sub Judge Leave Reserve, High Court Jammu.
Spalzes Angmo, Munsiff/Addl. Mobile Magistrate, Nobra (under 13th Finance Commission), on her promotion has been posted as Sub Judge/Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Leh (under 13th Finance Commission. Rajni Sharma, L. R. High Court has been transferred and posted as Forest Magistrate, Srinagar, vice Farooq Ahmad Bhat, who has been posted as Sub Judge(CJM), Ganderbal, vice Aijaz Ahmad Khan.
Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone, Munsiff, Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Budgam, vice Sheikh Gowhar Hussain, who has been posted as City Munsiff, Srinagar, vice Ahsan-ullah Parvez Malik, who stand promoted as Sub Judge.
Adnan Syed, Munsiff, Kishtawar has been transferred and posted as Sub Registrar, Jammu, vice Khem Raj, who has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Kishtawar, vice Adnan Syed. Touseef Ahmad Magray, Munsiff, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Majalta vice Renu Dogra, who stand promoted as Sub Judge. Salah-ud-Din Ahmad, Munsiff, Mahore, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, R S Pura (under 13th Finance Commission) vice Archana Charak, who has been posted as Munsiff, Bishnah, vice Shabnam Sheikh.
Shabnam Sheikh, Munsiff, Bishnah, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff Leave Reserve, High Court Jammu. Sushil Singh, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Billawar, (under 13th Finance Commission) has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Udhampur, vice Touseef Ahmad Magray. Mansoor Ahmad Lone, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Chandoosa (Baramulla) (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Kupwara, vice Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone.
Prem Sagar, Additional Mobile Magistrate (T), Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional Mobile Magistrate (T), Udhampur vice Arun Kumar Kotwal. Arun Kumar Kotwal, District Mobile Magistrate (T), Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Doda (under 13th Finance Commission), vice Naveen Jamwal.
Naveen Jamwal, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Doda (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Additional Mobile Magistrate (T), Jammu, vice Prem Sagar. Abdul Qayoom Mir, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Beerwah(Budgam) (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Handwara, vice Fida Hussain Nayek, who has been posted as Munsiff, Dooru, vice Mudasir Farooq.
Mudasir Farooq, Munsiff, Dooru, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Aishmuqam, against available vacancy. Mir Wajahat, Munsiff, Pampore, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Tral, vice Sarfaraz Nawaz. Sarafraz Nawaz, Munsiff, Tral, has been transferred and posted as District Mobile Magistrate (T), Rajouri, vice Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, who stand promoted as Sub Judge. Adil Mushtaq, Sub Registrar, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Pampore, vice Mir Wajahat Hussain.
Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Kralpora (Kupwara) has been transferred and posted as Sub Registrar, Srinagar, vice Adil Mushtaq. Tabasum, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Ganderbal (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Munsiff/District Mobile Magistrate(T), Sopore, vice Iqbal Ahmad Masoodi who stand promoted as Sub Judge.
Iqbal Ahmad Akhoon, Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Bandipora (under 13th Finance Commission), has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Ganderbal, against available vacancy. Tsewang Phuntsog, Munsiff, Nobra, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff, Sankoo, vice Chemit Yurgyal.
Chemit Yurgyal, Munsiff, Sankoo, has been transferred and posted as Munsiff/Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Batalik Drass (under 13th Finance Commission), vice Phuntsog Angmo, who has been posted as Munsiff, Nobra, vice Tsewang Phuntsog.