The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 29 October 2026, has approved the proposal for the appointment of nine advocates as Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The advocates recommended for appointment are:
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Vishal Sharma
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Vikram Kumar Sharma
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Namgyal Wangchuk
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Pawan Kumar Kundal
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Tahir Majid Shamsi
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Tabasum Zafar
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Amit Gupta
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Pranav Kohli
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Anupam Raina
Vacancy positions in the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
According to the Department of Justice’s statement on the sanctioned strength, working strength and vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts, as on 6 October 2026, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh had 11 vacancies against a sanctioned strength of 25 Judges.
The sanctioned strength comprises 19 permanent Judges and 6 Additional Judges. Against this, the High Court had a working strength of 14 Judges, all permanent, leaving 5 vacancies in the permanent Judges category and 6 in the Additional Judges category.
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Particulars |
Permanent Judges |
Additional Judges |
Total |
|
Sanctioned strength |
19 |
6 |
25 |
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Working strength |
14 |
0 |
14 |
|
Vacancies |
5 |
6 |
11 |
The Collegium’s recommendations come against this vacancy in the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. The 9 advocates will be appointed as Judges upon approval by the President of India and issuance of the requisite notification.
