SRINAGAR, June 8: Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar this evening took oath as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court at an oath ceremony held at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).
Governor N N Vohra administered the oath of office to the Justice here this evening at SKICC after the venue was changed from Raj-Bhawan due to inclement weather and heavy rains that lashed across Kashmir valley.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Speaker Legislative Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone, Ministers, Political Advisor to the Chief Minister, Judges of the High Court, Chief Secretary, Acting Director General of Police, K Rajendra, Advocates, senior Civil, Judicial and Police officers and family members of Justice Kumar were among those present at the oath ceremony.
Over 100 people comprising prominent Judges and Advocates of the Punjab and Haryana were present at the oath ceremony. The president of the Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association, Jammu was also present at the oath ceremony. However, no member from Kashmir Bar Association was present at the ceremony.
The Warrant and Notification of Appointment of Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar, as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, was read out by the Registrar General of the High Court, Justice Janak Raj Kotwal.
Vohra congratulated Justice Kumar and wished him a very successful tenure as Chief Justice of the State High Court.
The ceremony began with Principal Secretary to Governor, Navin K Choudhary, seeking the permission of the Governor for the commencement of the function.
Justice Kumar has done BA, LLB from Punjab University, Patiala, LLM from Birmingham, United Kingdom. He was born on January 5, 1953. He was enrolled as an Advocate on December 22, 1977.
During 1977-79, Justice Kumar practised in Sangrur and also in the High Court in Constitutional, Service, Labour, Civil, Cooperative and Banking cases.
Justice Kumar worked as Additional Advocate General, Punjab from October 1995 to November 1996. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 2, 2001 and a Permanent Judge on November 9, 2001.
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