Srinagar: Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh N Kotiswar Singh on Monday administered the oath of office to Mohammad Yousuf Wani as additional judge here.
The oath-taking ceremony was physically attended by justices Tashi Rabstan, Rajnesh Oswal, Vinod Chatterji Koul, Sanjay Dhar, Javed Iqbal Wani, Rahul Bharti, Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, Wasim Sadiq Nargal and virtually from Jammu by justices Atul Sreedharan, Sanjeev Kumar, Sindhu Sharma, Puneet Gupta, Mohd Akram Chowdhary and Rajesh Sekhri.
The oath-taking ceremony at the Chief Justice’s chamber was conducted by the Registrar General of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Shahzad Azeem who read the contents of the notification received from Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Justice (Appointments Division) and the Warrant of Appointment issued by the President of India and the Letter of Authorization issued by the Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, authorising the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to administer the Oath of office to the newly appointed Judge.
With this, the number of judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh rose to 16, including the chief justice.
The ceremony was also attended by the Former Judges of the High Court, Advocate General, J&K, Deputy Solicitor General of India, Srinagar, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, District Judges posted at Srinagar Headquarter, members of various Bars, officers of Civil and Police Administration and officers and staff of Registry and Member Secretary, Legal Service Authority, Jammu & Kashmir.
