<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, accorded approval for the creation of four courts of Additional District & Sessions Judges at district headquarters, one each in district Samba, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Poonch.<br />''<br />''AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that the Administrative Council also approved the creation of 40 new posts of different categories (10 each) at the new court complexes in the 4 selected districts having a financial implication of Rs. 258.245 lacs (salary) and Rs 21.657 lacs (NPS) per financial year. The gradual increase in the population of J&K has substantially enhanced the judicial workload which has necessitated the opening of new court complexes to cater to the increased public demand.</span><br />