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JAMMU: The Centre on Wednesday appointed two judicial officers as judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
According to a notification issued by Union Ministry of Law and Justice, the President has appointed Mohd Akram Chowdhary and Mohan Lal as judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Mohan Lal and Mohd Akram Chowdhary, to be judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in that order of seniority, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices,” read the notification.
In December 2020, the J&K High Court’s collegium had recommended the names of these two judicial officers.
Subsequently, on September 1, 2021, the Supreme Court Collegium had approved these names for elevation as judges of the High Court. With the appointment of two judicial officers as judges, the strength of judges in the top court of J&K and Ladakh has gone upto 13, which has a sanctioned strength of 17 judges.