Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 31: High Court today directed the Government to take decision for up-gradation of the posts of Data Entry Operators (DEOs) of High Court and Subordinate Court of the J&K UT.
The direction was passed by the division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Mohan Lal after the court was informed that the Registrar General on March 24 has submitted the requisitioned information with recruitment rules to the Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Court has been apprised that no steps have so far been taken by the Government with regard to upgradation of the posts of DEOs as such the matter is lying pending decision with the Government for a considerable time.
“Since the matter is pending with the Government for considerable time, we expect that a decision is taken on the subject with reference to recommendations made by the High Court for upgradation of the posts of Data Entry Operators. The needful shall be done within a period of four weeks”, DB directed.
The stand taken by the Secretary concerned is that for want of certain formalities, the proposal for creation of posts in the computer section of the court could not be considered and a meeting was also convened by Financial Commissioner, Finance to discuss the issue so that the final decision be taken.
The employees who were appointed as Data Entry Operators in Srinagar wing of High Court filed a petition seeking therein creation of four posts of Selection Grade Data Entry Operators, two posts of Section Officer (Computer), two posts of Assistant Registrar-I and one post of Assistant Registrar-II so that they would be entitled for fair chance of promotion.
They pray that the authorities be directed to remove their stagnation by creating promotional avenues on the analogy as has been evolved in the cases of other categories of posts in the court. Since the Full Court has already made its recommendation in the matter and the law department has to take final call.
As per the present status of the posts which are available in Computer Section of the court, there are bleak chances of promotional avenues to the Data Entry Operators of Srinagar wing even thought certain creations were made by the authorities but as per the petitioners those are not sufficient resulting into depriving them from future promotions.
The non-action on part of the respondent-department in re-organizing the computer section as also not creating sufficient promotional posts so that the stagnation of petitioners could have been removed forced them to knock the portals of the court in order to redress their genuine and legitimate grievances.
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