Established 1928 Phone 0194 250 6625 Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of India | Country India | |
Location Srinagar Wing (Summer) and Jammu Wing (Winter) Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. Judge term length Mandatory retirement at the age of 62 No. of positions 17 (12 Permanent Judges and 5 Additional Judges) Address Near Jehangir Chowk Flyover, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190001 Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday10AM–4PMTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PM Number of positions 17 (12 Permanent Judges and 5 Additional Judges) | ||
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established in the year 1928 by letters patent issued by the Maharaja of Jammu Kashmir. The seat of the court shifts between its summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 14 in which 9 are permanent judges and 5 are additional judges. Chapter IV of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir deals with high court.
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History
The High Court of the Jammu and Kashmir state was established on the basis of the Order No. 1 issued by the Maharaja on 26 March 1928. The Maharaja appointed Lala Kanwar Sain as the first Chief Justice and Lala Bodh Raj Sawhney and Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain as Puisne Judges. The seats of the High Court were at Jammu and Srinagar. On 10 September 1943, letters patent were conferred on the High Court by the Maharaja. Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain was the first Muslim Judge of the High Court. He retired as Home and Judicial Minister of Jammu & Kashmir during the Maharaja Rule.
The Chief Justice
N. Paul Vasanthakumar was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 2 February 2015.