18/10/2026
JAMMU, Oct 17: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant will visit Ladakh on Sunday to inaugurate the newly constituted Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, marking a significant step towards making judicial remedies more accessible to people in the strategically important Union Territory.
Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra announced the visit at a press conference on Saturday, describing the establishment of the bench as a major development in the region's judicial administration.
The CJI will be accompanied by four Supreme Court judges, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, other High Court judges and the Attorney General of India, Kundra said.
Highlighting the significance of the initiative, the Chief Secretary said that, in his assessment, establishing a sitting bench in this manner was an uncommon development in the recent history of High Courts in the country. Recalling his experience of working in the northeaste...