Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 2: Full Court of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today accorded warm farewell to Justice Hasnain Massodi on his retirement.
Born on January 2, 1954 at Khrew in Pulwama district, Justice Hasnain Massodi did his LL.B from Kashmir University and joined the Bar and practiced as an Advocate from April 22, 1977 to April 1980.
He was appointed as Munsiff on November 10, 1982 and promoted as Sub-Judge on January 3, 1987. Thereafter he was promoted as District & Sessions Judge on March 5, 1998. He remained posted at different places as District & Sessions Judge besides Registrar Vigilance J&K High Court, Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice and Registrar General High Court of J&K.
He was granted selection grade in April 2002 and placed in super-time scale in April 2008. He proceeded for Higher Education to the United States in 1992 and did his Master’s in Laws from Harvard University Massachusetts with constitutional, administrative, environmental and planning law as major subject areas.
Justice Hasnain Massodi while serving as High Court Judge delivered so many historical judgment like no reservation in promotion, no suo-moto power to SAC and Article 370 is permanent.
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