Srinagar District Court Class IV Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 17 Process Server, Orderly & Chowkidar Posts

Vacancies: 17 · Posts: 2 · Type: Regular Government Service · Mode: Offline · Fee: ₹300 (all categories) · Apply: 24 August–22 September 2026 · Salary: ₹14,800–₹63,100 · Selection: Interview / Viva-Voce + DV · Location: Srinagar, J&K

Srinagar District Court has reopened Class-IV hiring after withdrawing Advertisement No. 04 of 2024. The Office of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, now invites offline applications for 17 district-cadre posts: 2 Process Servers and 15 Orderly/Chowkidar.

Forms are available from 24 August 2026. In-person submission closes on 22 September 2026. Registered Post applications must reach by 25 September 2026. Only candidates with a valid Jammu & Kashmir UT domicile certificate can apply.

Process Servers need 10+2. Orderlies and Chowkidars need Class 10 from a recognised Board. Pay is on the J&K court matrix: ₹19,900–₹63,100 for Process Server and ₹14,800–₹47,100 for Orderly/Chowkidar. There is no written exam in the current notice. Shortlisting moves to interview/viva-voce and document verification.

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Who Should Apply?

• 10+2 from a recognised Board → Process Server – 2 posts
• Class 10 / Matriculation from a recognised Board → Orderly / Chowkidar – 15 posts
• J&K UT domicile holders with a valid domicile certificate issued under applicable UT rules
• Reserved-category candidates (RBA, SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ALC/IB) who fall within the higher 43-year age cap as on 01 January 2026

Who cannot apply

• Candidates without Jammu & Kashmir UT domicile
• Open Merit applicants older than 40 years as on 01 January 2026
• Reserved-category applicants older than 43 years as on 01 January 2026 (unless a further relaxation is later notified)
• Applicants who treat the withdrawn 2024 advertisement as still valid

Important Dates

🔄 Already applied under Advt. No. 04 of 2024? That notice has been withdrawn. Treat this as a fresh drive and submit a new application if you still want to be considered.

Quick Overview – Srinagar Court Class IV 2026

• Organisation: Office of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar (District Court Srinagar)
• Notification / Advertisement No.: 02 of 2026 (dated 22 August 2026)
• Posts: Process Server, Orderly / Chowkidar
• Total vacancies: 17
• Job location: Courts of District Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
• Sector: Judiciary / Law & Justice
• Official website: Srinagar District Court official website
• Last date: 22 September 2026 (in person); 25 September 2026 (Registered Post)
• Apply offline: Download forms and notices from the Srinagar District Court notification page
• Notification PDF: Srinagar District Court Class IV 2026 notices (official notification page)
• Selection basis: Interview / Viva-Voce + document verification (no written paper mentioned)
• Domicile: Jammu & Kashmir UT required

What Posts Are Available? – Srinagar Court Vacancy & Eligibility 2026

Orderly/Chowkidar seats dominate this list. Fifteen of the 17 vacancies sit in that combined support cadre. Process Server is the rarer opening and needs 10+2. Category-wise reservation numbers for this 2026 cycle are not published in the summaries available from the notice pages. Confirm the annexure on the official PDF before assuming an OM or reserved vacancy exists for your category.

✅ Confirmed: 17 Class-IV seats, two designations, J&K domicile, offline form + ₹300 DD.
❓ Not specified in published extracts: category-wise split (OM/RBA/SC/ST/OBC/EWS/ALC/IB), interview marks scheme, and exact daily duty roster.

Eligibility – Education, Age & Domicile

Educational qualifications must be from a recognised Board. Higher degrees do not block a 10th-pass post unless the notice later excludes over-qualified applicants. Keep original marksheets ready for verification.

Domicile is a hard filter. A valid UT of Jammu & Kashmir domicile certificate is required. Other-state candidates should not apply.

What Is the Age Limit?

Age is reckoned as on 01 January 2026.

Minimum age implied by the published date-of-birth window is 18 years as of 01 January 2026.

Examples:
✅ A 39-year-old OM candidate born on 01 January 1987 — eligible (within the 40-year OM cap as on 01 January 2026).
❌ A 41-year-old OM candidate born on 01 January 1985 — not eligible (exceeds the OM maximum by 1 year).

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator to check instantly.

What Is the Class IV Salary in Srinagar Courts?

Pay follows the Jammu & Kashmir court pay matrix used for subordinate judiciary Class-IV staff, not a separate consolidated honorarium.

Estimate basis: starting basic + DA around 55% of basic (2026 central/state DA band) + HRA at Y-class 20% for Srinagar + modest TA, minus NPS (~10% of basic+DA) and routine deductions. Srinagar is not an X-class HRA city.

These figures are indicative. Actual in-hand depends on current J&K DA, posting HRA, and NPS rules in the appointment order. Check the 7th CPC Salary Calculator for a working estimate, then verify against the J&K pay matrix. This calculator is only an indicative tool. The official formula in the notification and court rules prevails.

NPS, if applied as for other regular UT posts, can be modelled on the NPS Pension Calculator.

What Is the Application Fee?

The same ₹300 applies across categories in the published fee table. Attach the DD with the form. Keep the DD number and bank branch details on a photocopy of the application.

How to Apply?

Application is offline only. There is no online portal for this drive.

1. Open the Srinagar District Court notification page and download the Class-IV advertisement plus the prescribed form (Annexure). Forms are also obtainable from the office of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar.
2. Fill one form per post. Write the exact post name: Process Server or Orderly/Chowkidar.
3. Attach self-attested copies of qualification, date of birth/matriculation, domicile, and category certificate.
4. Attach a recent self-attested passport-size photograph and the ₹300 Demand Draft drawn on J&K Bank Ltd.
5. Super-scribe the envelope: Application for the post of ______________________
6. Submit in person at the Administrative Section, Office of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar during office hours by 22 September 2026, or send by Registered Post so that it reaches by 25 September 2026.
7. Keep a full photocopy of the form, annexures and DD.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Sending a form under the withdrawn Advertisement No. 04 of 2024 instead of the 22 August 2026 notice.
• Using a DD from a bank other than J&K Bank Ltd., or an incorrect favouring title.
• Missing the envelope superscription. Unmarked covers can sit unopened in the general dak.
• Assuming Registered Post posted on 22 September will count if it arrives after 25 September.
• Skipping the J&K domicile certificate because you study or work in Srinagar.

سرینگر ضلع عدالت کلاس چہارم بھرتی 2026 – 17 عملہ سرور اور آرڈلی عہدوں کے لیے آف لائن درخواست

سرینگر ضلع و سیشن جج کے دفتر نے پرانا اشتہار نمبر 04 بابت 2024 واپس لے کر کلاس چہارم کی 17 نشستیں دوبارہ کھولی ہیں۔ دو نشستیں عملہ سرور کی ہیں اور پندرہ آرڈلی/چوکیدار کی۔ صرف جموں و کشمیر کے ڈومیسائل رکھنے والے امیدوار اہل ہیں۔ ذاتی جمع کرانے کی آخری تاریخ 22 ستمبر 2026 ہے اور رجسٹرڈ ڈاک 25 ستمبر 2026 تک پہنچنی چاہیے۔

کون درخواست دے سکتا ہے؟
عملہ سرور کے لیے تسلیم شدہ بورڈ سے بارہویں جماعت لازمی ہے۔ آرڈلی اور چوکیدار کے لیے دسویں جماعت کافی ہے۔ اوپن میرٹ کی زیادہ سے زیادہ عمر 1 جنوری 2026 کو 40 سال ہے اور RBA، ایس سی، ایس ٹی، او بی سی، ای ڈبلیو ایس، ALC/IB کے لیے 43 سال ہے۔ بغیر ڈومیسائل سرٹیفکیٹ درخواست رد ہو سکتی ہے۔

تنخواہ اور انتخاب کیا ہے؟
عملہ سرور کا پیمانہ ₹19,900 تا ₹63,100 ہے اور آرڈلی/چوکیدار کا ₹14,800 تا ₹47,100۔ موجودہ نوٹس میں تحریری امتحان نہیں بتایا گیا۔ انتخاب انٹرویو/viva-voce اور دستاویزی تصدیق پر ہوگا۔ کال لیٹر الگ سے نہیں بھیجے جائیں گے۔ تاریخ ویب سائٹ اور اخبارات پر آئے گی۔

درخواست کیسے دیں؟
فارم srinagar.dcourts.gov.in سے اتاریں یا جج صاحب کے دفتر سے حاصل کریں۔ جے اینڈ کے بینک کا ₹300 ڈیمانڈ ڈرافٹ پرنسپل ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشنز جج، سرینگر کے حق میں لگائیں۔ لفافے پر عہدے کا نام لکھیں۔ ایڈمنسٹریٹو سیکشن، دفتر پرنسپل ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشنز جج، سرینگر کو جمع کرائیں یا رجسٹرڈ ڈاک سے بھیجیں۔ تازہ نوٹس ضلع عدالت سرینگر کی نوٹیفکیشن صفحہ پر دیکھیں۔

How Are Candidates Selected?

Selection is a two-stage process even though there is no written paper.

1. Scrutiny of offline applications against age, domicile, qualification and fee.
2. Interview / Viva-Voce of eligible candidates.
3. Document verification of certificates produced with the form and at the interview.
4. Appointment on the district cadre of Srinagar courts, subject to vacancies actually available.

No written examination is mentioned in the current notice. No individual call letters will be issued. Interview dates will appear on srinagar.dcourts.gov.in and in print or electronic media. Check the site after the last date instead of waiting for SMS.

Interview weightage and any marks for 10th/12th percentage are not spelt out in the published extracts. Similar J&K district-court Class-IV drives have sometimes used qualifying-exam marks plus viva. Treat that only as past practice until this notice’s annexure is read in full.

Why Does Srinagar District Court Matter?

District Court Srinagar is the principal trial court for Srinagar district under the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Class-IV staff keep cause lists moving: serving summons, attending courts, and securing premises.

Process Servers deliver court processes across the district. Orderlies and Chowkidars support courtrooms and buildings. The work is local, public-facing, and tied to court hours rather than a 9-to-5 desk roster.

Candidates search this employer because it is regular UT judiciary service in the home district, not a short NHM contract. The honest limit is scale. Seventeen seats in one district will not absorb every 10th-pass applicant in Kashmir. Interview-only selection also raises the premium on documents, presence, and local awareness of court functioning.

Related reading: Jammu & Kashmir government jobs and judiciary openings under Law & Justice.

The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

This drive sits next to other J&K district-court Class-IV notices (Kulgam, Jammu and similar district cadres) and the larger JKSSB Class-IV / MTS pipeline. Unlike JKSSB, you are not writing a mass OMR paper. You are competing inside one district’s interview list. That is easier on the syllabus and harder on access: you must physically submit a form in Srinagar and later appear when the bench notifies dates.

Best fit: J&K domicile holders already living in or near Srinagar who want a regular court-support job after Class 10 or 12 and can attend interviews on short public notice.

Skip this if you need a written-exam route, cannot produce domicile papers, or expect an all-India transferable Group-C post. Fifteen Orderly/Chowkidar seats will still attract a large local pool.

Practical tip: Photocopy the entire set, photograph the sealed envelope, and obtain an inward receipt if you submit in person. Interview lists will not come by post. Bookmark the notification page and check it twice a week after 22 September 2026.

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Typical joining lag for district-court Class-IV in J&K is several months after interviews. Promotion from Orderly toward Process Server or clerical cadres, where rules allow, is seniority-plus-departmental, not automatic.

What Documents Are Required?

• Prescribed application form with photograph
• ₹300 Demand Draft from J&K Bank Ltd.
• 10th marksheet and certificate (all posts; also DOB proof)
• 10+2 marksheet and certificate (Process Server)
• Jammu & Kashmir UT domicile certificate
• Category certificate (RBA / SC / ST / OBC / EWS / ALC / IB), if claiming relaxation
• Identity proof
• Self-attested copies of every enclosure; originals for interview / DV

Document alert: A Srinagar address on Aadhaar is not a substitute for the domicile certificate. Category certificates must match J&K UT formats.

What Happens After Selection?

1. The court publishes an interview schedule on its website and in the press.
2. You appear with originals. No separate admit card is promised in the current notice.
3. After viva-voce, a merit / select list is drawn, and documents are rechecked.
4. An appointment order is issued for District Cadre Srinagar, subject to actual vacancy.
5. You join the allotted court or office, complete character and medical formalities if the order requires them, and start Class-IV duties.
6. Confirmation follows the probation or temporary service rules applicable to J&K subordinate court staff. NPS or other service conditions follow the appointment order, not this article.

Process Server work is field-heavy: locating parties and serving papers. Orderly/Chowkidar work is court-and-building support, often in shifts around court timings.

Contact & Helpline

• Authority: Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar (currently listed on the court site as Sh. Haq Nawaz Zargar)
• Submission point: Administrative Section, Office of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar
• Website: srinagar.dcourts.gov.in
• Notices: Notification documents

Recruitment cell phone and email are not printed in the aggregator extracts of this notice. Use the Administrative Section during office hours for dak queries.

⚠️ Contact details sourced from the official website. Verify before contacting. NEVER pay any money over phone or to any person claiming to offer job assistance. Report fraud to cybercrime.gov.in.

Important Links – Srinagar Court Class IV 2026

FAQs – Srinagar Court Class IV Recruitment 2026

Q1: What is the last date to apply for Srinagar Court Class IV 2026?

A: 22 September 2026 for in-person submission at the Administrative Section. Registered Post must reach by 25 September 2026. Late dak is generally not accepted. No extension is announced as of 29 August 2026.

Q2: What is the age limit for Srinagar Court Class IV posts?

A: 40 years for Open Merit as on 01 January 2026. RBA, SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ALC/IB get 43 years. The published birth window runs up to 01 January 2008, which is 18 years on the cut-off date.

Q3: Is there an exam for Srinagar Court Process Server, or is it interview-based?

A: No written exam is mentioned. Selection is interview/viva-voce plus document verification. Dates will be published on the court website and in the media. Individual call letters are not promised.

Q4: What is the salary of these Class IV court posts?

A: Process Server starts at ₹19,900 in the ₹19,900–₹63,100 band. Orderly/Chowkidar starts at ₹14,800 in the ₹14,800–₹47,100 band. Indicative in-hand is about ₹32,000–₹36,000 and ₹23,000–₹27,000 at entry, subject to J&K DA and NPS.

Q5: Can final-year students or result-awaited candidates apply for this recruitment?

A: No, a safe reading of the notice does not allow a pending Class 10 or 12 result. You should already hold the pass certificate. Produce originals at verification. If your result is awaited, wait for an express clause in the PDF.

Q6: Is Srinagar Court Class IV a permanent government job?

A: Yes, this is framed as regular Class-IV service in the district judiciary, not an NHM-style contract. Pension or NPS details follow J&K court appointment rules. Do not treat apprenticeship or outsourcing language as applicable here.

Q7: Can candidates from other states apply for Srinagar Court recruitment?

A: No. A valid Jammu & Kashmir UT domicile certificate is required. Living in Srinagar for studies or work does not replace domicile.

Q8: Where will I be posted if I get selected?

A: In the courts of District Srinagar. This is district cadre, not an all-India court service. Daily work stays inside the district unless later rules transfer you within the judiciary.

Q9: Is Jammu and Kashmir domicile required for district court Class IV jobs?

A: Yes. This Srinagar notice is limited to UT domicile holders. Other-state 10th or 12th pass candidates should look at central Group-C drives instead.

Q10: What is the salary of a Process Server in Jammu and Kashmir courts?

A: Starting basic is ₹19,900 in the ₹19,900–₹63,100 scale used for Process Server. Take-home after DA, HRA and NPS is typically in the low-to-mid ₹30,000s at entry in Srinagar, subject to current allowances.

Q11: What are the disadvantages of this recruitment?

A: Worth knowing before you apply: there is no written paper, so the list depends on interview performance and document quality. Seventeen seats, mostly Orderly/Chowkidar, will still draw heavy local competition. Field serving work is not a quiet office posting.

Q12: How do district court Class IV jobs compare with JKSSB MTS?

A: Unlike JKSSB MTS, this is a single-district offline interview drive, not a UT-wide CBT. The vacancy is tiny next to JKSSB. The trade-off is a shorter syllabus and a Srinagar posting if selected.

Q13: Do Class IV court staff in Kashmir get a government pension?

A: New regular UT appointments generally sit on NPS unless an order states otherwise. Treat OPS as not applicable unless your appointment letter says so. Confirm the scheme at joining.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• You meet the age and educational criteria as on 01 January 2026.
• You hold a J&K UT domicile certificate and can attach it now.
• You can arrange the ₹300 J&K Bank DD and submit the form in Srinagar or by Registered Post.
• You are prepared for an interview-only selection with dates announced on the website, not by personal letter.
• You accept a District Srinagar posting and court-support or process-serving duties.

📄 Source: Official notification released by the Office of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar on 22 August 2026, including the withdrawal of Advertisement No. 04 of 2024. The details above are taken from the court notification pages at srinagar.dcourts.gov.in.