J&K Government has issued a final seniority list of members of J&K Secretariat (Gazetted) Service- I (under secretaries cadre).
As per the government order, seniority list of members ofJammu and Kashmir Secretariat (Gazetted) Service-I (Under Secretaries cadre),as it stood on 01 January 2015, was issued vide Government order (No 66-GAD of2015 dated January 19, 2015).
After the issuance of the seniority list, some members ofthe service have been appointed to the time scale of Jammu and KashmirAdministrative Service, some have retired after attaining age ofsuperannuation, while some section officers have been promoted as UnderSecretaries, on recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir Public ServiceCommission/Departmental Promotion Committee.
This has necessitated issuance of an updated seniority listof the members of the service, the order said, adding the issue of senioritylist of the members of the service has been examined in consultation with theDepartment of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, which has now advised toupdate final seniority list, instead of repeatedly issuing tentative senioritylists one after another.
An updated seniority list of officers/members of Jammu andKashmir Secretariat (Gazetted) Service -I (Under Secretaries Cadre), as itstood on 01 January 2019 forming annexure to this order has been circulatedamong all the officers/ members of the service for their information.
Any officer aggrieved with his position in the seniority mayfile a review petition within 15 days from the date of the issue for theseniority. The date of birth recorded in the seniority list shall be subject tofurther verification from the DOB/Service Book of the officers.