28/03/2026
LEH, Mar 27: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant arrived in Ladakh on Friday on an official visit, marking the first-ever tour of the Union Territory by a sitting CJI, officials said.
According to the itinerary, Justice Kant is scheduled to inaugurate district court buildings in Leh and Kargil, and travel to forward areas to interact with troops guarding the country’s borders, they said.
On his arrival in Leh, the CJI was accorded a warm reception by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, and the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Arun Palli, along with other judges of the high court.
The reception was also attended by senior dignitaries, including Ladakh Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra, Director General of Police Mukesh Singh, General Officer Commanding 14 Corps Lt General Hitesh Bhalla, and senior officers from the civil administration, judiciary, Army, and police, officials said.
They said Justice Kant was presented with a ceremonial Guard of ...