PULWAMA (KIMS) — Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief and Executive Chairman of the J&K Legal Services Authority paid an official visit to Pulwama today. Accompanied by Hon’ble Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Judge of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Administrative Judge for District […]
NEW DELHI — The government on Monday notified the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission for a period of three years, with a provision to appoint serving Supreme Court and high court judges as its chairperson and members. The term of the 22nd law panel ended on August 31. According to a law ministry order […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on July 19 sought the intervention of judges of the J&K and Ladakh High Court into a series of arrests of lawyers in the past month, in the wake of erstwhile J&K High Court Bar Association’s plans to hold internal elections. “If lawyers are […]
NEW DELHI — The President of India has appointed Justice Tashi Rabstan, senior-most Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. This appointment was made consequent to the elevation of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as Judge of Supreme Court of India. […]
NEW DELHI — The time has come to enlighten and educate the police machinery about the concept of freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court has said and set aside an order of the Bombay High Court against an academic accused of criticising the abrogation of Article 370 that bestowed special status on Jammu […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended appointment of 2 additional judges of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court as permanent judges. The High Court had forwarded its recommendation naming Justices Moksha Khajuria Kazmi and Rahul Bharti for appointment as permanent Judge on […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered transfers and postings of nine Judicial officers. According to an order, “Mr. Shabir Ahmad Malik, 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Baramulla is transferred and posted as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kargil, vice Shri Iqbal Ahmad Masoodi, Mr. Yash Pal […]