SRINAGAR: The President of India on Tuesday appointed Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, as a judge of the Supreme Court.
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification regarding the appointment of Justice Kotiswar Singh as a judge of the Supreme Court.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office,” reads the notification.
With the post of Chief Justice falling vacant, the President has appointed Justice Tashi Rabstan, the seniormost puisne judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, as acting Chief Justice of the High Court. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court consequent upon the elevation of Shri Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, as Judge of the Supreme Court of India,” reads another notification issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice.
It is noteworthy that the Supreme Court Collegium, in its 11 July resolution, recommended the appointment of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, senior judge of the Delhi High Court, as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Collegium has also recommended the appointment of Justice Tashi Rabstan as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya upon the retirement of Justice S. Vaidyanathan, Chief Justice of that High Court, who is due to retire on 16 August 2024. — (KNO)