J&K Chief Justice administers oath to two newly appointed judges

Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Arun Palli, on Thursday administered the oath of office to the two newly-appointed judges—Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Shahzad Azeem—as High Court judges.

The oath ceremony was attended at Jammu 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 while Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Sanjay Dhar and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal participated virtually from Srinagar Wing of the High Court.

The proceedings of the ceremony were conducted by MK Sharma, Registrar General (Officiating) of the High Court, who read the contents of the notification received from the Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Justice, the Warrants of Appointment issued by the President of India and the letter of authorisation issued by the Lieutenant Governor, Jammu & Kashmir, authorising the Chief Justice to administer the oath of office.

The ceremony was also attended by the former chief justices/former judges of the High Court, Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Deputy Solicitor General of India, Jammu as well as Srinagar, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, senior advocates, president, Bar Association, Jammu and 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, the strength of judges has risen to 15, including the Chief Justice.

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