HC closes PIL on Ladakh gazetted cadre posts non-recruitment

Srinagar, Jan 2: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to “non-recruitment” to the posts of Gazetted Cadre in the Union Territory of Ladakh over the past five years.

A division bench of Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M A Chowdhary closed the PIL after it was informed that steps were being taken to address the grievance of the petitioners.

Advocate Kachroo Manzoor Ali Khan representing the petitioners in the PIL submitted that during a high-powered committee, chaired by the Union Minister and attended by eight representatives each from the Leh and Kargil regions, who are members of the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic alliance, the Government assured that recruitment to the Gazetted Cadre posts in the UT would commence promptly.

The court in light of the submission made observed that it was clear that the authorities were actively addressing the grievances raised by the petitioners in the PIL.

“Consequently, this Court finds it appropriate to dispose of this PIL at this stage, as the authorities have acknowledged and are taking steps to resolve the grievances of the petitioners,” the court said.

It, however, granted liberty to the petitioners to seek revival of the PIL if their grievances remain unresolved.

The PIL filed by Gazetted Aspirants Residents of Ladakh had sought intervention for appropriate directions from the court with regard to alleged non recruitment to gazetted posts over the past five years.

The petitioners had said that the non-recruitment to the gazette posts had led to significant distress and uncertainty among the educated youth of Ladakh.