Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Leh today. Supreme Court Justices MM Sundresh, PS Narasimha and Arun Palli, along with judges of the High Court, Attorney General for India R Venkatramani and Ladakh Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena attended the event. Hearing of cases at the Ladakh bench will commence from Wednesday.
Centre had approved the establishment of Ladakh bench for the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in August this year. Following the decision, the High Court on October 5 selected Leh as the place for holding sittings of the High Court in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Earlier, the High Court had two benches at Srinagar and Jammu.
The decision to establish a bench in Ladakh is aimed at bringing High Court services closer to litigants in Ladakh, where geographical distances can make access to judicial institutions more difficult.
