DB directives in PIL highlighting dearth of staff in courts

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 16: Division Bench of High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Puneet Gupta today directed Law Department to act immediately on the communication of the Registrar General so that the immediate need of the courts vis-à-vis staff at various level is met with.
The direction has been issued in a petition filed by Joginder Singh, Bench Secretary of the High Court regarding dearth of staff at various level in the High Court and District Courts, pay anomaly in respect of officers and staff and promotional avenues to Law Graduate Readers of the High Court.
DB further observed that another communication bearing No. 32973/RG/GS dated 07.07.2021 has also been addressed to the Secretary to the Government, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in regard to which the official respondents are expected to take necessary steps as has been requested in the letter and directed that the copies of the communications be handed over to Aseem Sawhney, AAG for facilitating an appropriate response in regard to the action taken in that regard.