Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 1: Justice Arun Palli, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh today administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Shahzad Azeem as Judges of the High Court.
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The oath ceremony was held in the Chief Justice’s Court Room at Jammu and was physically attended by Justice Sindhu Sharma, Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, Justice Rahul Bharti, Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, Justice Rajesh Sekhri and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani.
Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Sanjay Dhar and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal attended the oath ceremony virtually from Srinagar Wing of the High Court.
The proceedings of the oath ceremony were conducted by M K Sharma, Registrar General (Officiating) of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, who read the contents of the notification received from Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Justice (Appointments Division), the Warrants of Appointment issued by the President of India and the Letter of Authorization issued by the Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, authorising Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to administer the oath of office to the two newly appointed Judges.
The ceremony was also attended by the former Chief Justices/former Judges of the High Court, Secretary to Government, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Union Territory of J&K, Deputy Solicitor General of India, Jammu as well as Srinagar, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, Senior Advocates, President Bar Association, Jammu & Members of Bar, officers from civil and police administration and officers and officials of the Registry.
With the elevation of two officers from Higher Judicial Services as Judges of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, the strength of Judges of the High Court has risen to 15 Judges including the Chief Justice.
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