Leh, Sept. 6 -- The regulation providing for a Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to sit in the Union Territory of Ladakh came into force on Saturday, marking a key step towards establishing a High Court Bench in the region.

According to an official notification, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has appointed September 5, 2026, as the date from which the Union Territory of Ladakh (Sitting of Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Ladakh) Regulation, 2026 comes into effect.

The regulation was promulgated by the President of India on August 27, 2026. It provides that the law would come into force on a date to be notified by the Administrator of the Union Territory.

Officials said the regulat...