Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- Chief Justice of India 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, a move expected to bring justice closer to people in the union Territory.
The union government had approved establishment of Ladakh bench at Ladakh for High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in August.
Chief Secretary Ladakh Ashish Kundra on Saturday described the development as a major step towards improving access to justice, saying the new bench would spare people the need to travel to Srinagar or Jammu to pursue cases, including writ petitions.
"Bringing justice closer to the people is a very big thing," Kundra said at a press conference, adding that en...