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REGISTERED NO. DL-(N)04/0007/2003-25
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-02062025-263537
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 21]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025/JYAISTHA 12, 1947 (Saka)
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 2nd June, 2025/Jyaistha 12, 1947 (Saka)
THE LADAKH CIVIL SERVICES DECENTRALIZATION AND
RECRUITMENT (AMENDMENT) REGULATION, 2025
No. 4 OF 2025
Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India.
A Regulation further to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services
Decentralization and Recruitment Act, 2010 in its application to the Union
territory of Ladakh.
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution
read with sub-section (2) of section 58 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation
Act, 2019, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by
her:-
1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Ladakh Civil Services
Decentralization and Recruitment (Amendment) Regulation, 2025.
Short title,
extent and
commencement.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Ladakh.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Throughout the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Decentralization and
Recruitment Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), —
Construction
of reference of
certain
expressions by
certain other
expressions.
(a) for the words "State of Jammu and Kashmir", wherever they occur,
the words "Union territory of Ladakh" shall be substituted;
(b) for the words “Jammu and Kashmir", wherever they occur, the word
"Ladakh" shall be substituted;
(c) for the word “Government", wherever it occurs, the word
"Administration" shall be substituted;
(d) for the words “Government Gazette", wherever they occur, the words
"Official Gazette of the Union territory of Ladakh" shall be substituted;
(e) for the words "State Cadre", wherever they occur, the words "Union
territory Cadre" shall be substituted;
(f) the words ", Divisional”, “or Divisional”, “Divisional or", "or
Division” and “or the Division", wherever they occur, shall be omitted;
(g) for the words “permanent resident of the State", wherever they occur,
the words "domicile of the Union territory of Ladakh" shall be substituted.
3. For section 2 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted,
namely:-
Substitution of
new section
for section 2.
Definitions.
'2. In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires, —
(a) "Administration" means the Administration of the Union
territory of Ladakh;
(b) "Appellate Authority" means the Authority who is empowered
to hear the appeals against the decision of the Competent Authority;
(c) "Competent Authority" means the Authority who is
empowered to issue a domicile certificate;
(d) "District Cadre" means the cadre of a department in a district
comprising all the posts whether executive, ministerial or technical, the
basic pay of which does not exceed the basic pay for the post of Senior
Assistant, but does not include the posts falling under the Union territory
Cadre;
(e) "domicile" means the domicile as defined in section 3A of this
Regulation;
(f) "domicile certificate" means the domicile certificate referred to
in section 3B of this Regulation;
(g) "notification” means a notification published in the Official
Gazette of the Union territory of Ladakh and the expression "notify"
shall be construed accordingly;
(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the
Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh;
(i) “Union territory" means the Union territory of Ladakh;
(j) "Union territory Cadre" means the sanctioned strength of all
Gazetted and non-Gazetted posts borne, on the establishment of the
headquarter offices of all the departments having jurisdiction over the
XVI of 2010.
entire Union territory, but does not include the posts borne on the District
Cadre.'.
4. For section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted,
namely:-
Substitution of
new section for
section 3.
Applications of
this Regulation.
"3. The provisions of this Regulation shall apply to all the Gazetted and
non-Gazetted posts borne on the establishment of any Department or Service
of the Administration or a company under the control of Administration:
Provided that the provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to-
(i) the posts for which any special procedure is laid down under
any law of the Union territory; and
(ii) such other posts as may be excluded from the operation of this
Regulation by the notification issued by the Administration in this behalf
from time to time.".
5. After section 3 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted,
namely:-
Insertion of new
sections 3A and
3B.
Domicile for
purpose of
appointment in
any service to
Union territory.
"3A. (1) Any person who fulfils the following conditions shall be
domicile of the Union territory for the purposes of appointment to any post
under the Union territory or under a local or other authority (other than
cantonment Board) within the Union territory, namely:-
(a) who has resided for a period of fifteen years in the Union
territory; or
(b) who has studied for a period of seven years and appeared in
class 10th or 12th examination in an educational institution located in
the Union territory.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the following
persons shall be domicile under sub-section (1), namely:—
(a) children of those Central Government Officials, All India
Services Officers, Officials of Public Sector Undertaking and
Autonomous body of Central Government, Public Sector Banks,
Officials of Statutory bodies, Officials of the Central Universities and
recognised Research institutes of Central Government who shall have
served in the Union territory for a total period of ten years;
(b) the children of parents who fulfils any of the conditions
specified in sub-section (1); or
(c) the children of such residents of Union territory who resides
outside the Union territory in connection with their employment or
business or other professional or vocational reasons, but their parents
fulfil any of the conditions specified in sub-section (1).
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the spouse of a
domicile shall also be deemed to be a domicile for the purposes of sub-section (1).
3B. (1) The Tehsildar within his territorial jurisdiction shall be the
Competent Authority for issuance of domicile certificate:
Issuance of
domicile
certificate.
Provided that the Administration of the Union territory may notify any
other officer to be the Competent Authority for issuance of domicile
certificate.
(2) The applicant may apply in such form and manner as may be
prescribed to the Competent Authority who shall after due verification issue such
certificate in such form as may be determined by the Competent Authority.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Competent Authority
may file an appeal before the concerned Deputy Commissioner who shall be
the Appellate Authority for deciding the appeal, after providing an opportunity
of being heard to the parties, within a period of sixty days from the date of
receipt of appeal:
Provided that the Appellate Authority may entertain the appeal after the
expiry of the said period of sixty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was
prevented by a sufficient cause from preferring the appeal in the given time.”.
6. In section 4 of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following
sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
Amendment of
section 4.
"(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the posts
borne on temporary organisations created for specified works or projects,
other than the work charged establishment shall be treated as posts in the
Union territory Cadre concerned for purposes of recruitment only.".
7. In section 5 of the principal Act,—
Amendment of
section 5.
(i) for the words "State Service Selection Board", occurring at both the
places, the words "Ladakh Subordinate Services Staff Selection Board" shall
be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (1), the proviso shall be omitted.
8. Section 7 of the principal Act shall be omitted.
Omission of
section 7.
9. Section 10 of the principal Act shall be omitted.
Omission of
section 10.
10. In section 11 of the principal Act,-
Amendment of
section 11.
(i) for the word “Divisional”, the word "District" shall be substituted;
(ii) sub-section (2) shall be omitted.
11. After section 13 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
inserted, namely:-
Insertion of new
section 13A.
Application of
other laws not
barred.
"13A. The provisions of this Regulation shall be in addition to and not
in derogation of any other law relating to recruitment for the time being in
force in the Union territory of Ladakh.”.
12. For section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
substituted, namely:-
Substitution of
new section for
section 14.
Power to remove
difficulties.
"14. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this
Regulation, the Administration may by order published in the Official Gazette
of Union territory of Ladakh, make such provisions not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Regulation as may appear to it to be necessary for removing
the difficulty:
Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry
of two years from the date of commencement of this Regulation.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be
after it is made, before each House of Parliament.".
13. For section 15 of the principal Act, the following section shall be
substituted, namely:-
Substitution of
new section for
section 15.
Power to make
rules.
"15. (1) The Administration may, by notification, make rules not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation for carrying out the
purposes of this Regulation.
(2) Any rule made under this Regulation shall, as soon as may be after
it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.".
DROUPADI MURMU,
President.
DR. RAJIV MANI,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054.
MGIPMRND—39GI(S4)—2-6-2025.
KSHITIZ Digitally signed
by KSHITIZ
MOHAN Date: 2025.06.02
MOHAN 23:57:56 +05'30'