Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: In a major administrative reshuffle of the subordinate judiciary, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered transfers and postings against 78 judicial positions across Jammu and Kashmir, besides approving field training placements for 29 newly appointed Civil Judges (Junior Division).
The order, issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma on October 28, 2026, also provides for the attachment of judicial officers to the J&K Judicial Academy, temporary transfer of eight vacant judicial posts and additional charge arrangements in 31 courts.
According to the order, issued in the interest of administration of justice, the transfers and postings cover courts in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri, Poonch, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Budgam, Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara.
In Jammu district, Roopsi has been posted as 4th Additional Munsiff, Jammu, Lakshay Badval as 3rd Additional Munsiff, Arushi Shukla as Additional Mobile Magistrate (Traffic), Jammu, Sonali Sharma as Munsiff Jammu and Kritika Sethi as Forest Magistrate-cum-First Additional Munsiff, Jammu. Samreen Tibb has been posted as Munsiff Akhnoor.
Other significant postings include Sanah Badyal as Additional Munsiff Samba, Varun Kumar as Munsiff Udhampur, Shavika Gupta as Munsiff Reasi, Arvind Manhas as Munsiff Katra, Bhawana Kesar as Munsiff Kathua and Viren Magotra as Munsiff Kishtwar.
In the Kashmir division, Tasneem Kawoos has been posted as City Munsiff Srinagar, Mansoor Ahmad Mir as 1st Additional Munsiff Srinagar and Iram Irtiza as 2nd Additional Munsiff Srinagar.
Usman Khurshid has been posted as Munsiff Budgam, Rahila Rashid as Munsiff Anantnag, Rabiya Snober Guizar as Munsiff Kulgam, Muneer Ahmad Bhat as Munsiff Pulwama, Ravinder Singh as Munsiff Shopian and Akash Deep Singh as Munsiff Baramulla.
The High Court has also ordered fresh postings of Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice Boards across several districts. Vishal Bharti has been posted to JJB Jammu, Bhanu Bhasin to JJB Kathua, Kartar Singh to JJB Udhampur, Ahtzaz Ahmed to JJB Rajouri, Mohd Waseem Mirza to JJB Poonch and Mudasir Bashir to JJB Shopian.
As part of the training arrangements, 29 newly appointed Civil Judges have been positioned in various district courts for field training in accordance with approved guidelines.
The trainee judicial officers have been authorised to exercise limited powers of Judicial Magistrates First Class within their respective districts, including recording statements under Section 164 CrPC or Section 183 BNSS, supervising the sealing of seized narcotic substances and attesting affidavits in accordance with applicable laws.
The High Court has further approved the attachment of eight newly appointed Civil Judges to the J&K Judicial Academy. Two other selected candidates, whose formal appointment orders are awaited, have also been included in the Academy attachment arrangements.
Additionally, 11 judicial officers promoted to Civil Judge (Senior Division) under an earlier order dated October 10, 2026, have been attached to the offices of the Registrar Judicial at Jammu and Srinagar pending further adjustment.
To ensure continuity of judicial work during the training period, the High Court has assigned additional charge of 31 courts to designated judicial officers.
The order further directs that all officers covered by the transfer, posting and attachment arrangements must report to their respective stations on or before November 1, 2026.
The concerned Principal District and Sessions Judges have been instructed to ensure strict compliance with the joining deadline, while any curtailment of joining time will be adjusted against the leave accounts of the officers concerned in accordance with applicable rules. (JNF) |
