Dehradun: Orders for the transfer and new posting of several judicial officers have been issued in Uttarakhand. In accordance with the orders of the Acting Chief Justice, a notification was issued by High Court Registrar General Kaushal Kishore Shukla. Under the orders, responsibilities of officers across various judicial posts have been modified, while recommendations have been sent to the state government for certain appointments and additional charges.
According to the transfer order, Ritesh Kumar Srivastava, posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge under the POCSO Act and Fast Track Special Court in Kashipur, has been transferred and appointed to the vacant post of Registrar (Judicial & Case Management) at the Nainital High Court.
Nainital High Court’s current Registrar, Vikram, has been assigned the responsibility of Registrar (Protocol). Meanwhile, Uday Pratap Singh, posted as the 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge in Kashipur, has been transferred and appointed as Additional District & Sessions Judge under the POCSO Act and Fast Track Special Court in Kashipur itself.
Arun Vohra, posted as the 5th Additional District & Sessions Judge in Haridwar, has been transferred and appointed as Registrar at the Nainital High Court. Ravi Shankar Mishra, Chief Judicial Magistrate of Nainital, has been appointed as Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee, Nainital.
Neha Kushwaha, the current Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee, Nainital, has been made the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Nainital. Meanwhile, Bhupendra Singh Shah, posted on a regular post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Rishikesh and currently working as Officer on Special Duty at the Nainital High Court, has been relieved of his current charge and sent back to his regular post.
Recommendations Sent to State Government for Several Posts
A recommendation has been sent to the state government to appoint Pankaj Kumar Tomar, President of the Permanent Lok Adalat, Nainital, as the Presiding Officer at the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal in Haldwani.
Along with this, it has been recommended to assign the District & Sessions Judge, Nainital, the additional charge of President of the Permanent Lok Adalat, Nainital, through the Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority.
A recommendation has been sent to appoint Sayan Singh, Secretary-cum-Registrar of the State-Level Police Complaints Authority, Dehradun, as the 1st Additional Principal Judge in the Dehradun Family Court.
It has been recommended to grant Neelam Ratra, 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge of Haridwar, the additional charge of Legal Advisor to the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, Haridwar. Meanwhile, Reena Negi, Registrar of the Uttarakhand State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Dehradun, has been recommended to be given the additional charge of Secretary-cum-Registrar of the State-Level Police Complaints Authority, Dehradun.
