Kashmir Impulse Desk
Srinagar, Oct 28
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered a wide-ranging transfer and posting of civil judges across the union territory, including judicial officers serving as munsiffs, additional munsiffs and mobile magistrates, according to an order issued on Wednesday.
The reshuffle covers courts in several districts, including those handling traffic-related matters, as well as positions that had remained vacant. Judicial officers have been directed to report to their new stations by November 1, the order issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma said.
In Srinagar, Tasneem Kawoos has been appointed city munsiff, replacing Shayesta Nazir. Mansoor Ahmad Mir will serve as first additional munsiff in place of Zirgham Hamid, while Iram Irtiza has been appointed second additional munsiff, replacing Vikas Bhardwaj. Amjed Iqbal will take over as third additional munsiff from Varun Kumar.
In Jammu district, Roopsi Goney has been appointed fourth additional munsiff, replacing Hina Parveen Ganey, while Lakshay Badval will serve as third additional munsiff in place of Arvind Manhas.
Arushi Shukla has been posted as additional mobile magistrate for traffic matters, replacing Shafiq Mushtaq Lone. Sonali Sharma will serve as munsiff in Jammu, replacing Rekha Sharma, and Kritika Sethi has been appointed forest magistrate and first additional munsiff, replacing Rohit Sharma. Samreen Tibb will take over as munsiff in Akhnoor from Shukla.
In Samba, Sanah Badyal has been appointed additional munsiff, replacing Sethi.
In Udhampur, Varun Kumar will replace Neena Thakur as munsiff. Kangna Gupta has been posted as munsiff and district mobile magistrate for traffic matters, replacing Rishabh Koushal, while Deepika Sharma will serve as munsiff in Chenani, replacing Ravinder Singh.
In Reasi, Shavika Gupta will replace Shivali Sharma as munsiff, and Arvind Manhas has been appointed munsiff in Katra, replacing Vishal Bharti.
In Kathua district, Bhawana Kesar has been appointed munsiff in Kathua, replacing Viren Magotra. Shyam Kumar will serve as munsiff and district mobile magistrate for traffic matters, replacing Poonam Gupta. Aastha Sharma has been posted as munsiff in Hiranagar, replacing Badval, while Cheena Sumbria will serve as munsiff in Basholi, replacing Bhanu Bhasin.
Rishabh Koushal has been appointed munsiff in Billawar, replacing Prashant Kumar, while Jaspreet Kaur has been assigned the vacant post of munsiff and additional special mobile magistrate in the same town.
In Doda district, Anurag Khajuria has been posted as munsiff in Bhaderwah, replacing Akanksha Bhagat. Deepshikha will serve as district mobile magistrate for traffic matters, replacing Kartar Singh, and Akash Deep Singh has been appointed munsiff in Gandoh, where the position had previously been handled by the munsiff in Thathri.
Viren Magotra has been transferred to Kishtwar as munsiff, replacing Karan Bijyal.
In Ramban, Alisha Bhagat has been assigned the vacant post of munsiff and additional special mobile magistrate. Shivali Sharma will serve as munsiff in Banihal, replacing Sonali Sharma, while Waqar Ahmad has been posted as munsiff in Gool, replacing Ajay.
In Rajouri district, Sheeraz Akhter Malik has been appointed munsiff in Kalakote, replacing Alisha Bhagat. Zirgham Hamid will serve as munsiff in Thannamandi, replacing Bharti Slathia, while Andleeb Singh has been assigned the vacant munsiff post in Budhal.
Akanksha Bhagat has been posted as munsiff in Sunderbani, replacing Bhawana Kesar. Fazal Ul Haq will serve as munsiff and district mobile magistrate for traffic matters, replacing Shavika Gupta.
In Poonch, Vikas Bhardwaj has been appointed munsiff in Mendhar, replacing Roopsi, while Amandeep Singh will take over as district mobile magistrate for traffic matters from Jaspreet Kaur.
In Ganderbal, Rameen Rashid Khan has been appointed munsiff, replacing Mahoor Rashid, while Aiman Amin will serve as munsiff in Kangan, replacing Moonis Wahid.
In Budgam, Usman Khurshid will replace Tasneem Kawoos as munsiff. Amaan Nissar has been posted as munsiff in Magam, replacing Rabiya Snober Gulzar.
In Anantnag, Manzar Muneer has been appointed munsiff and district mobile magistrate for traffic matters, replacing Anurag Khajuria. Rahila Rashid will serve as munsiff, replacing Arshad Aziz Qureshi, while Bharti Slathia has been posted as munsiff in Shangus, replacing Fazal Ul Haq. Younis Hamid will take over as munsiff in Aishmuqam from Shyam Kumar.
In Kulgam, Rabiya Snober Gulzar has been appointed munsiff, replacing Akash Deep Singh. Hina Parveen Goney will serve as munsiff in Qazigund, replacing Aastik Verma.
In Pulwama, Muneer Ahmad Bhat has been appointed munsiff, replacing Danishta Shafi. Mahjabeen Akhter will serve as munsiff in Pampore, replacing Uzma Amin, while Aarizoo Javaid Rather has been posted as munsiff and additional special mobile magistrate in Awantipora, replacing Muneer Ahmad Bhat.
In Shopian, Ravinder Singh will replace Mohd Waseem Mirza as munsiff.
In Baramulla, Akash Deep Singh has been appointed munsiff, replacing Hiteshwar Kesar. Ajay has been assigned the vacant munsiff post in Boniyar, while Nissar Ul Haq Khan will serve as munsiff in Tangmarg, replacing Waqar Ahmad. Arshad Aziz Qureshi has been posted as district mobile magistrate for traffic matters in Sopore, replacing Usman Khurshid.
In Bandipora, Prashant Kumar has been appointed munsiff, replacing Amandeep Singh, while Mahoor has been posted as munsiff in Sumbal, replacing Rahila Rashid.
In Kupwara, Aastik Verma will replace Iram Irtiza as munsiff. Meghna Mohan has been posted as munsiff in Handwara, replacing Altaf Ahmad Mir-II, while Moonis Wahid will serve as munsiff and additional special mobile magistrate in Kralpora, replacing Mansoor Ahmad Mir.
The order also announced appointments to principal magistrate positions in Juvenile Justice Boards across the union territory.
Vishal Bharti has been posted to the board in Jammu, Arusa Chowdhary to Samba, Bhanu Bhasin to Kathua, Kartar Singh to Udhampur, Rekha Sharma to Reasi, Ahtzaz Ahmed to Rajouri and Muhammad Waseem Mirza to Poonch.
Mahavir Singh has been assigned to Ramban, Karan Bijyal to Doda, Man Mohan Kumar to Kishtwar, Uzma Amin to Ganderbal, Towfeel Ahmad Mir to Budgam and Fakhar-un-Nissa to Anantnag.
Saloni Anand has been posted to Kulgam, Mainaaz Qadir to Pulwama and Mudasir Bashir to Shopian.
Separately, Hiteshwar Kesar and Jyoti Kataria have been appointed as law research professionals at the High Court’s Jammu wing, while Altaf Ahmad Mir-II and Farah Bashir have been assigned to its Srinagar wing for further adjustment in Gram Nyayalayas.
