HC’s directive to State on posts of Librarians

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: High Court today issued directions to the State that seven posts of Librarian in the Higher Education Department shall not be diverted from promotional quota as provided in SRO 423 of 2008.
The direction was passed in a petition filed by Anjum Nisar Malik and others mentioning that the Government has resorted to direct recruitment without simultaneously referring the cases of the petitioners to the DPC/PSC.
“This shows the malafide intention of the respondents towards the petitioners, who have been taken up for hostile discrimination for none of their fault”, said Advocate S S Ahmed appearing for the petitioner.
After hearing counsel for the petitioner, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur issued notice to the State and in the meanwhile directed the respondents that the seven posts of Librarian in the grade of 8000-13500 (Higher Education Dept) shall not be diverted from promotional quota as provided in SRO 423 of 2008.