CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Justice Tashi Rabstan has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as incumbent Chief Justice Ali Mohd Magrey is set to retire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh vide Notification No. 11019/46/2022-US. I/II(i) dated 06th December, 2022. Justice Sanjeev Kumar was Born on 8th of April, 1966 in village Prehta Nagrota of Tehsil Basohli Distt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Judges of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court are to be appointed by the President under section 95 of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 26.3. 1928, the Maharaja appointed Lala Kanwar Sein as the First Chief Justice of the Court and Rai Bahadur Lala Bodh Raj Sawhney and Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain as Puisne Judges. The usual places of sitting of the High Court uses to be Jammu and Srinagar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Appointment of acting Chief Justice is to be made by the President under Article 126 of the Constitution.