Chief Justice Of J&K High Court Administers Oath Of Office To Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal
Live LawThe Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Wednesday administered the oath of office to Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in the Chief Justice's Court Room. The oath taking ceremony was attended at Jammu by Justice Atul Sreedharan, Justice Rajesh Oswal, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Puneet Gupta, Justice Rahul Bharti and Justice Raiesh Sekhri while Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Sindhu Sharma, Justice Sanjay Dhar, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, Justice Mohd Akram Chowdhary, Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani participated virtually from Srinagar, reads a press note issued to this effect. The proceedings of the oath taking ceremony were conducted by Shahzad Azeem, Registrar General, who read the contents of 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, authorizing Chief Justice to administer the oath of office to Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal. Earlier the Collegium comprising Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud alongside Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai had resolved to recommend Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Additional Judge, to be appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh for a fresh term of one year with effect from 3 June 2024 as no vacancy of Permanent Judge was available.