Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 25: High Court today ordered transfers and postings of nine Judicial Officers (JOs) and assigned additional charge to seven others.
As per the order issued by Registrar General Sanjay Dhar, Riyaz-UI-Haq Mirza, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rajouri, upon his adhoc appointment as District Judge has been transferred and posted as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kargil against the available vacancy.
Vijay Singh Manhas, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Reasi, upon his adhoc appointment as District Judge has been transferred and posted as Additional Sessions Judge, Anti-Corruption Cases, Srinagar against the available vacancy. Masarat Roohi, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sopore, upon adhoc appointment as District Judge has been transferred and posted as President Consumer Forum, Srinagar, on deputation against the available vacancy.
Balbir Lal, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udhampur, upon adhoc appointment as District Judge has been transferred and posted as Additional District Judge, Bank Cases, Srinagar against the available vacancy. Ashwani Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu, upon his adhoc appointment as District Judge has been transferred and posted as Additional Sessions Judge TADA/POTA Court Srinagar against the available vacancy.
Kusum Lata Pandita, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua, upon her adhoc appointment as District Judge, has been transferred and posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Rajouri against the available vacancy. Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar upon adhoc appointment as District Judge has been transferred and posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sopore vice Jeema Bashir.
Kousar Ahmad Qureshi, Member, J&K Special Tribunal, Srinagar , has been repatriated from deputation and posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Handwara against the available vacancy. Jeema Bashir, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sopore has been transferred and posted as Member, J&K Special Tribunal, Srinagar, on deputation, vice Kousar Ahmad Qureshi.
In order to fill the vacancies caused due to these transfers, the High Court has assigned additional charge to seven Judicial Officers.
As per the order, charge of CJM Rajouri has been entrusted to Special Mobile Magistrate (Sub-Judge), Rajouri while as charge of CJM Reasi has been entrusted to Secretary DLSA (Sub-Judge) Reasi.
The charge of CJM Sopore has been entrusted to Sub-Judge/JMIC Pattan while as charge of CJM Udhampur has been entrusted to Special Mobile Magistrate (Sub-Judge) Udhampur. Similarly, the charge of CJM Jammu has been entrusted to City Judge Jammu while as charge of CJM Kathua has been entrusted to Special Mobile Magistrate (Sub-Judge) Kathua.
The charge of CJM Srinagar has been entrusted to Special Mobile Magistrate Traffic Srinagar.