Summer vacation in HC from June 8

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has notified its summer vacation schedule for 2026, announcing that the court will remain on vacation from June 8 to June 27, with a designated roster of Vacation Judges to hear urgent matters during the break.

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According to an order issued by Registrar General M K Sharma, the period from June 8 to June 13 has been declared a “no work period” for the High Court.
However, urgent cases will continue to be taken up during the vacation by judges specially nominated by the Chief Justice under Rule 12 of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules, 1999.
For the Jammu Wing, Justice Rajesh Sekhri has been designated as Vacation Judge from June 15 to June 20, while Justice Sanjay Parihar will hear urgent matters from June 22 to June 27.
Similarly, for the Srinagar Wing, Justice Shahzad Azeem has been assigned vacation duty from June 15 to June 20, while Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani will function as Vacation Judge from June 22 to June 27.