SHILLONG: More than 100 applicants have applied for the post of Magistrate First Class, Subordinate District Council Court, Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC).
An official told The Shillong Times that screening of the applications is being done and subsequently, the written and personal interview will be conducted.
There are a total of three posts of Magistrate First Class, Subordinate District Council Court, KHADC, and the advertisement was out last year.
The appointment of magistrates in the district council courts in the KHADC will lighten the load considering that the Supreme Court has held that such courts in Meghalaya have the jurisdiction to entertain criminal cases in which, both the victim and the accused belong to Scheduled Tribe.
At present, there is only one presiding officer of subordinate district council court.
The district council courts under KHADC jurisdiction are burdened with many cases — both civil and criminal — as they cater to four revenue districts of the state.
