Judges, Secy Law, AG join ceremony through VC
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 2: Chief Justice Gita Mittal today administered oath to Rajnesh Oswal as Judge of the Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh in a simple but impressive ceremony.
Rajnesh Oswal has become the first judge of the J&K High Court to take oath under the Indian Constitution. The other Judges of the High Court had taken oath under Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, which ceased to have effect since August 5, 2019 when the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked by the Parliament.
Keeping in view the guidelines regarding containment of COVID-19 pandemic issued by the Government of India and the Government of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and in order to avoid gathering, other Judges of the High Court joined the oath ceremony through video conference. The function was also live streamed on internet through webcast.
Advocate General, Assistant Solicitor General of India of both the wings of the High Court, President Bar Association, High Court of J&K, Jammu and Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs also joined the oath ceremony through video linkage.
Warrant of appointment of Justice Rajnesh Oswal was read by Sanjay Dhar, Registrar General High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in English and Hindi.
In the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, the warrant of the appointment of a Judge of the High Court used to be in three languages- English, Urdu and Hindi and owing to the reason that State language was Urdu, the warrant used to be read in English and Urdu version only.
With the appointment of Rajnesh Oswal as Judge of the High Court, the strength of J&K High Court has increased from eight to nine. The High Court has sanctioned strength of 17 Judges including 13 Permanent Judges and 4 Additional Judges.
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