Chandigarh, Feb. 16 -- The Centre has told the Punjab and Haryana high court that names of 11 candidates have been sent against eight advertised posts of judicial officers in the Armed Forces Tribunals (AFTs).

Additional solicitor general of India, Satya Pal Jain told a bench of high court that a meeting of the search-cum-selection committee was held on January 22, which recommended 11 candidates against eight advertised vacancies of judicial officers.

The defence minister has accorded approval to the recommendations and now, the same were sent to the department of personnel and training, on February 3, to be placed before the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for formal approval, the court was informed.

The information was given d...