Srinagar, March 25 :
Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani was sworn in today as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The oath was administered by Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh in his courtroom here.
Justices Tashi Rabstan, Rajnesh Oswal, Vinod Chatterji Koul, Sanjay Dhar, Javed Iqbal Wani, Rahul Bharti, Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, and Wasim Sadiq Nargal attended the ceremony in person. Justices Atul Sreedharan, Sanjeev Kumar, Sindhu Sharma, Puneet Gupta, Mohd. Akram Chowdhary, and Rajesh Sekhri participated virtually from Jammu.
Justices Tashi Rabstan, Rajnesh Oswal, Vinod Chatterji Koul, Sanjay Dhar, Javed Iqbal Wani, Rahul Bharti, Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, and Wasim Sadiq Nargal attended the ceremony in person. Justices Atul Sreedharan, Sanjeev Kumar, Sindhu Sharma, Puneet Gupta, Mohd. Akram Chowdhary, and Rajesh Sekhri participated virtually from Jammu.
Shahzad Azeem, Registrar General of the High Court, oversaw the proceedings, reading the official notification from the Government of India and the authorization letter from the Lieutenant Governor permitting the Chief Justice to administer the oath.
Former judges of the High Court, the Advocate General of Jammu and Kashmir, the Deputy Solicitor General of India for Srinagar, the Secretary for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, District Judges of Srinagar, representatives from various Bar Associations, and officials from the civil administration, police, and the High Court registry were all present for the ceremony.
Justice Wani’s appointment brings the total number of judges at the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to 16, including the Chief Justice.(KNB)