Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati appointed Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 06 (STC): Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, according to the formal notifications notification issued by the Union Law Ministry.
According to the notification, the ministry has appointed Chief Justices to eight High Courts across the country, including the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High.
The other seven judges appointed as Chief Justices including Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao (Patna High Court), Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge (Calcutta High Court), Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (Rajasthan High Court), Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi (Bombay High Court), Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra (Punjab & Haryana High Court), Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra (Chhattisgarh High Court), and Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje (Madhya Pradesh High Court).
Notably, The appointments have been made in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 217 of the Constitution, read with Article 222, which empowers the President to appoint Chief Justices of High Courts after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
(Straight Talk Communications)