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Where is/are the seat(s) of the common High Court for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh?
1. Jammu and Ladakh
2. Srinagar and Jammu
3. Srinagar and Ladakh
4. Only Jammu
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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Srinagar and Jammu

The Correct Answer is Srinagar and Jammu.

  • The court's seat alternates between Srinagar, the summer capital, and Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
  • The court has 17 sanctioned judges, 13 of them are permanent judges and four of whom are supplementary judges.
  • Justice Pankaj Mithal has served as the court's Chief Justice since January 4, 2021. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is the common high court for Jammu and Kashmir's union territory and Ladakh.
  • The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir granted letters patent on March 26, 1928, establishing it.
  • Lala Kanwar Sain was named the first Chief Justice, and Lala Bodh Raj Sawhney and Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain were named puisne judges by the Maharaja. The High Court had offices in Jammu and Srinagar.
  • The Maharaja bestowed letters patent on the High Court on September 10, 1943.
  • On January 3, 2021, Justice Pankaj Mithal was appointed Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court.

  • A Reorganisation Bill was enacted by both houses of the Indian Parliament in August 2019.
  • With effect from October 31, 2019, the bill's provisions reorganized the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories: Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh.
  • The Jammu and Kashmir High Court will continue to serve as the high court for both union regions. 

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