Jammu, Oct. 18 -- For people in Ladakh, going to the High Court will no longer mean a long, tiring journey to another city. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Leh.
Supreme Court judges M.M. Sundresh and P.S. Narasimha were present, along with Chief Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and other High Court judges. Attorney General for India R. Venkatramani and Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena also attended.
The new bench will work as part of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which has jurisdiction over both Union Territories.
Hearings will begin on October 21, and 75 cases have been identified so far, the High Court administrati...