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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Part II - Section 3
केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
༄༅།། ལ་དྭགས་དབུས་གཞུང་མངའ་སྡེའི་ཁིམས་མཐུན་ཞབས་ཞུབི་ལས་ཁུངས།།
LADAKH LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
DAMBUCHAN, AKLING, LEH, LADAKH
NOTIFICATION
Ladakh, the 16th day of December, 2024
No. 02.─ In Suppression of previous Notifications No. 02 of 2023 dated 16th May 2023 and No. 01 of 2024 dated
16th May 2024 and in partial modification in the Schedules of the initial notification No. 03 of 2021 dated 17th
August, 2021 titled “the Ladakh Legal Services Authorities/Committees (Officers and Employees) Recruitment
Rules, 2021”, and in exercise of the powers conferred by Regulation 26 of the Union Territory of Ladakh Legal
Services Authority Regulations, 2021, read with the enabling provisions contained in the Legal Services Authority
Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 39 of 1987) and the Union Territory of Ladakh Legal Services Authority Rules, 2020,
both notified by the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh vide S.O. 13 dated 9th April 2020, the Hon'ble
Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief), Union Territory of Ladakh
Legal Services Authority, hereby makes the following amendment to the Schedules of the Ladakh Legal Services
Authorities/Committees (Officers and Employees) Recruitment Rules, 2021; namely,─
लद्दाख, 19 फरवरी, 2025
LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 19, 2025
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-19022025-1459
SG-LD-E-19022025-1459
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2
1. Short tiled and commencement
(1) These Rules may be called the Ladakh Legal Services Authorities/Committees (Officers and
Employees) (Amendment) Recruitment Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette of the Union
Territory of Ladakh.
2. In the schedules to the said rules, ─
For Schedule I and Schedule II, substitute the following two Schedules:
Schedule I
[Refer to Rule 4(1) of the Union territory of Ladakh Legal Services Authorities/Committees (Officers and
Employees) Recruitment Rule, 2021]
Administrative Cadre
S. No
Designation
Existing Pay Scale
Total No. of Posts
1
2
3
4
01
Member Secretary
As may be applicable to the
incumbent of the post.
01
02
Secretary, District Legal
Services
Authority
(DLSA)
As may be applicable to the
incumbent of the post
02
03
Deputy Secretary (Legal)
Level-11
(67,700-2,08,700)
01
04
Under Secretary
Level-8
(47,600-1,51,100)
01
Ministerial Cadre
S. No
Designation
Existing Pay Scale
Total No. of Posts
1
2
3
4
01
Section Officer
Level-7
(44,900-1,42,400)
01
02
Head Assistant
Level 6B
(35,600-1,12,800)
01
03
Accounts
Clerk/Account
Assistant
Level-5
(29,200-92,300)
01
04
Senior Assistant
Level-5
(29,200-92,300)
01
05
Steno Typist
Level-5
(29,200-92,300)
03
06
Junior Assistant
Level-4
(25,500-81,100)
08
Legal Cadre
S. No
Designation
Existing Pay Scale
Total No. of Posts
01
Legal Assistant
Level 6E
(35,900-1,13,500)
01
02
Junior Legal Assistant
Level-6B
(35,600-1,12,800)
02
Inferior Cadre
S. No
Designation
Existing Pay Scale
Total No. of Posts
03
Driver
Level-2
03
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(19,900-63,200)
04
Orderly
SL-1
(14,800-47,100)
10
Schedule II
[Refer to Rule 5 (1) of the Union territory of Ladakh Legal Services Authorities/Committees (Officers and
Employees) Recruitment Rule, 2021]
Administrative Cadre
S.
No
Class
Category
Designation
Existing Scale
of Pay
Minimum
Qualification on
required
Method of requirement
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
I
A
Member Secretary
As may be
applicable to
the incumbent
of the post
Not applicable
By Deputation from
Higher Judicial Service.
2
II
B
Secretary District
Legal Services
Authority (DLSA)
As may be
applicable to
the incumbent
of the post
Not applicable
By Deputation from
Judicial Service.
3
III
A
Deputy Secretary
(Legal)
Level-11
67,700-
2,08,700
i.By
promotion
from
Class IV Category ‘A’
on the basis of merit-
cum seniority with a
minimum of Four year
substantive service in
that class and category.
ii.In case there is no
candidate available in
the aforesaid Class &
Category,
by
deputation from the
Department of Law &
Justice
4
IV
A
Under Secretary
Level-8
47,600-
1,51,100
i) By promotion from
Class V & XI,
Category ‘A’ on the
basis of merit-cum-
seniority with a
minimum of three year
substantive service in
that class and category.
ii)
In case there is no
candidate available
in the aforesaid Class
& Category, by
deputation from the
Department of Law
& Justice.
Ministerial Cadre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
5
V
A
Section Officer
Level-7
44,900-
1,42,400
i)
By
promotion
from
Class VII Category ‘A’
on the basis of merit-
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cum seniority with a
minimum of three year
substantive service in
that class and category.
ii) By deputation from the
Government in case
there is no candidate
available
for
promotion.
6
VI
A
Accountant
Clerk/ Account
Assistant
Level-5 29,200,
-92,300
Not applicable
By deputation from the
Finance Department.
7
VII
A
Head Assistant
Level-6B
35,600-
1,12,800
i)
50%
by
promotion
from
Class
VIII,
Category ‘A’ and;
ii) 50%
by
promotion
from Class IX Category
‘B’ on the basis of merit-
cum seniority with a
minimum of three year
substantive service
in
that Class & Category.
8
VIII
A
Senior Assistant
Level-5 29,200-
92,300
By promotion from Class X,
Category ‘A’ on the basis of
merit-cum seniority with a
minimum of
three year
substantive service in that
Class & Category.
9
IX
B
Steno-Typist
Level-5 29,200-
92,300
Graduation from
any recognized
university with
proficiency in
English Shorthand
possessing a
minimum of 60
words per minute
speed in shorthand
and 30 w.p.m.
speed in
transcription.
i)
50% direct recruitment
on the basis of a test in
shorthand
and
transcription.
Evaluation
of
the
transcription
to
be
made on the basis of
standards set by the
Hight Court and;
ii) 50%
by
promotion
from
Class
X,
Category ‘A’ on the
basis
of
merit-cum
seniority
with
a
minimum of three year
substantive service in
that Class & Category,
subject to proficiency
in English shorthand
possessing a minimum
of 60 words per minute
speed in shorthand and
30 w.p.m. speed in
transcription.
10
X
A
Junior Assistant
Level-4
25,500-81,100
Graduation from
any recognized
university,
possessing
i)
75%
by
direct
recruitment
on
the
basis of competitive
Examination; and;
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knowledge of
computer type
writing having not
less than 35 words
speed per minute.
ii) 25%
by
promotion
from amongst Class
XIV
Category
‘A’
possessing
qualification
of
graduate and having at
least
three
year
substantive service as
such on the basis of
seniority, subject to
qualifying
computer
type test requiring a
minimum speed of not
less than 25 words per
minute.
Legal Cadre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
11
XI
A
Legal Assistant
Level 6E 35-
900-1,13,500
By promotion from Class
XII, Category ‘A’ on the
basis of merit-cum
seniority with a minimum
of three year substantive
service in that class and
category.
12
XII
A
Junior Legal
Assistant
Level 6B
35,600-
1,12,800
Professional
Bachelor’s Degree
in Law from any
recognized
University.
By direct recruitment on
the basis of a competitive
Examination.
Inferior Cadre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
13
XIII
A
Driver
Level-2
19,900-63,200
Matriculation from
a recognized Board,
possessing a valid
LMV/HMV/HGV/
PSV licence at the
time of recruitment
By direct recruitment by
conducting test including
driving test.
14
XIV
A
Orderly
SL-1
14,800-47,100
Matriculation from
a recognized Board
By direct recruitment on
the basis of viva voce to
be
conducted
by
the
Board.
(Spalzes Angmo)
Member Secretary
No.: LLSA/Estt/55/2021/666-670
Date: 16-12-2024
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Copy to: -
1.
Registrar General, High Court of J&K and Ladakh.
2. Principal Secretary to Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief)
3. Administrative Secretary, Department of Law and Justice, UT of Ladakh for information and publication
in the official Gazette of UT Laakh.
4. Secretary to Hon’ble Executive Chairman, for information of His Lordship.
5. Notification file.
“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The
Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal
consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”
SHASHI KANT
BHAGAT
Digitally signed by
SHASHI KANT BHAGAT
Date: 2025.02.19
14:39:34 +05'30'
MICHAEL
MANNY
DSOUZA
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DSOUZA
Date: 2025.02.19
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