The President of India has appointed Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Chief Justice of the common High Court for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The notification issued by the Union Law and Justice Ministry said that the President had, in exercise of powers conferred by the Constitution's Article 223, appointed Justice Bindal, senior most judge of the common high court "to perform the duties of the office of Chief Justice of that high court with effect from 9th December, 2020 consequent upon the retirement of Kumari Gita Mittal, Chief Justice, common high court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh".
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