Govt extends ad hoc appointment of 16 Distt Judges

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 27: Government has accorded extension in ad hoc appointment of 16 District Judges for a period of six months with effect from July 15, 2021.
“As recommended by the High Court, sanction, in terms of Rule 20 of the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Judicial Service Rules, 2009, is accorded to the extension in ad hoc appointment of 16 District Judges, who were appointed on January 15, 2021”, reads an order issued by Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
These Judges are Abdul Nasir, Surinder Singh, Javid Ahmed Gilani, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Sudhir Kumar Khajuria, Om Parkash Thakur, Gowhar Majid Dalal, Javed Alam, Mehraj Ud Din Sofi, Surjeet Singh Bali, Om Prakash Bhagat, Manjeet Singh Manhas, Naushad Ahmed Khan, Som Lal, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat and Pradeep Kumar.