Chief Justice Of J&K High Court Administers Oath Of Office To Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

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.

The ceremony was also attended by a Former Judge of High Court, Advocate General, Assistant Solicitor General of India, Jammu, Director General of Police, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Principal District Judge Jammu, members of various Bars, other officers of civil and police administration besides officers and staff of the Registry.

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.

Subsequently, the Government acting on this recommendation had notified his appointment for a fresh term of one year.