On Friday, Justice Geeta Mittal, who was till now the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Justice Mittal became the first woman Judge of High Court.
Apart from Chief Justice, two other Judges has also been appointed including a woman, Sindu Sharma, who also became the first woman Judge of High Court and Former district and Sessions judge Rashid Ali Dar
Sharma was working as Assistant Solicitor General of India in the High Court’s Jammu wing and was the first woman advocate to be appointed to the office.
The order was issued by the President Ram Nath Kovind.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the President is pleased to appoint Sindhu Sharma and Rashid Ali Dar to be judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in that order of seniority, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices,” a notification issued by the Union Law Ministry said.
The notification for the appointment of justice Mittal was also issued on Friday. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the President is pleased to appoint Kumari Justice Gita Mittal, judge of the Delhi High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office.”
