SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the temporary appointment of 37 candidates as Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the subordinate judiciary, with the appointees required to report to the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh within 21 days or risk losing their appointments.
According to Government Order No. 13833-JK(LD) of 2026, issued by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on October 27, the appointments have been made on the recommendation of the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh under Rule 42 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Judicial) Recruitment Rules, 1967.
The appointees will be placed in pay Level J-1, with a salary scale of Rs 77,840–1,36,520.
The order states that candidates must report to the office of the Registrar General of the High Court within 21 days from the date of issuance. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the right to appointment, with the appointment deemed cancelled ab initio, or from the beginning, without any further notice.
The appointments are also subject to the outcome of any writ petition pending on the matter.
The government has made the appointments conditional on the submission of the required certificates and documents to the Registrar General’s office. These include qualification certificates, date-of-birth certificates, domicile certificates, category certificates, wherever applicable, and any other relevant documents.
The order lists candidates from various districts of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, and includes appointments across several categories.
Among the appointees are Anshul Lal Sharma, Amjed Iqbal, Ufaq Mushtaq, Aanchal Gupta, Vasudha Sharma, Muskan Puri, Deekhsha Sharma, Tarush Kumar Oberoi, Shikha Jamwal, Kritika Jain, Gaurang Resutra, Mohmad Aleem Syed, Sonam, Sharida Rashid, Manvika Koshal, Shazia Manzoor, Saiqa Sharief Khan, Stanzin Itzes Chosket, Rasleen Kour, Syed Sibtain Mehdi, Priyanka Bhardwaj, Vatsalya Chadha, Amar Kumar, Anamika Angral, Shuhab Shabir, Mudasir Fazal Dader, Shweta Shavan, Sahiba Banotra, Syeed Faheem, Abaid Ullah, Sanyogita Saini, Mohd Sala Ud Din, Zahir Irshad Butt, Riju Gupta, Dawood Ahmad Bhat, Tania Mahajan and Divyam.
The order was issued by Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Achal Sethi, by order of the Lieutenant Governor.
