2.16.1 Under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971, the territories comprised in the Mizo District of the State of Assam was bifurcated and a new Union Territory known as Union Territory of Mizoram was formed.

2.16.2 Under the State of Mizoram Act, 1986, the Union Territory of Mizoram came to be known as the State of Mizoram.

2.16.3 At present, in the State of Mizoram judiciary has, till date, not been separated from the executive nor is under the direct control of the High Court of Gauhati.

2.16.4 The Mizoram Judicial Service Rules, 1989 governs the recruitment and conditions of service to the State Judicial Service.

2.16.5 There are four grades in Mizoram Judicial Service, viz.,

(i) (a) Grade I (Senior) and

(b) Grade I (Junior),

(ii) Grade II

(iii) Grade III, and

(iv) Grade IV.

Grade I (Senior) consists of:

i) Legal Remembrancer-cum-Secretary, Law and Judicial,

ii) Registrar, High Court, and

iii) District & Sessions Judges.

Grade I (Junior) consists of:

i) Joint Legal Remembrancer-cum-Joint Secretary, Law and Judicial,

ii) Special Judge, and

iii) Member, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal.

Grade II consists of:

i) Deputy Legal Remembrancer-cum-Deputy Secretary, Law and Judicial,

ii) Chief Judicial Magistrate,

iii) Deputy Registrar, High Court, and

iv) Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Assistant Sessions Judge.

Grade III consists of:

i) Asst. Legal Remembrancer-cum-Under Secretary, Law & Judicial,

ii) President & Recorder, District Council Court, Aizawl,

iii) Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate,

iv) Assistant Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench, and

v) Judicial Officer-I, District Council Court, Aizawl and Magistrate, Subordinate District Council Courts in Aizawl and Lunglei Districts.

Grade IV consists of:

i) Special Officer-cum-Assistant Draftsman,

ii) Translator,

iii) Civil Judge (Junior Division) / Judicial Magistrates, and

iv) Magistrate-cum-Judicial Officer-II, Addl. Subordinate District Council Courts in Aizawl & Lunglei Districts.

2.16.7 The Appointing Authority is the Governor. Every candidate recruited to the service will be on probation for a period of two years.

2.16.8 Every probationer, during the period of probation, shall have to successfully undergo such training as the Governor, may, in consultation with the High Court prescribe from time to time.

2.16.9 The new recruits to the service will have to undergo an initial training for two weeks in criminal courts and another two weeks in civil courts before they start functioning.

2.16.10 At present, there are 17 posts in Grade IV in the pay scale of Rs.2200-75-2800-EB-100-4000.

2.16.11 The posts in Grade III are purely promotional posts from Grade IV with minimum of five years service, carrying a pay scale of Rs.3000-100-3500-125-4500. At present there are 16 posts.

2.16.12 Grade II posts are also promotional posts from Grade III with minimum of five years experience in that Grade. There are 12 posts carrying the pay scale of Rs.3700-125-4700-150-5000.

2.16.13 The posts in Grade I (Junior) are also promotional posts from Grade II with five years experience. There are 4 posts in the scale of Rs.4500-150-5700.

2.16.14 There are 4 posts in Grade I (Senior) in the pay scale of Rs.5100-150-6300-200-6700. These posts are to be filled up by promotion from the Judicial Officers of Grade I (Junior) with a minimum of two years experience in that Grade.

2.16.15 In case the posts in Grade I, Grade II and Grade III could not be filled up by promotion as stated above, 25 per cent of the vacancies in each Grade may be filled up by direct recruitment from amongst the members of the Bar with seven years practice for Grade I and five years practice for Grade II, on the recommendation of the High Court.

2.16.16 10% of the total cadre strength in the service is Training Reserve, 10% is Leave Reserve and 10% is Deputation Reserve. At present, there are 5 Training Reserve Posts, 5 Leave Reserve Posts and 5 Deputation Reserve Posts.

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