Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 21: With Justices Ramalingam Sudhkar and Mohammad Yaqoob Mir having been sworn-in as chief Justices of Manipur and Meghalaya respectively, the working bench strength of the state's highest court has been reduced to more than half.
The sanctioned strength of the J&K High Court was 14 but in the year 2014 it was increased to 17 Judges including Chief Justice. The sanctioned strength was increased keeping in view rise in the work load during the past some years and with the aim of ensuring expeditious disposal of the cases for providing timely justice to the people.
However, at present the working strength of the J&K High Court is less than 50% of the sanctioned strength. There are only eight Judges-acting chief justice Alok Aradhe, Justice Ali Mohd Magrey, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice M K Hanjura and Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta. |
