Govt appoints Executive Chairman of
Legal Services Authorities of J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER
08: On the recommendation of Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh,
Tashi Rabstan, the J&K government and Ladakh Administration has appointed
Justice Atul Sreedharan as Executive Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Legal
Services Authority and Justice Sanjeev Kumar as Executive Chairman of Ladakh
Legal Services Authority respectively.
These appointments
have been made vide notification number S.O. 496 dated October 07, 2024, issued
by the J&K government and notification number S.O. 95 dated October 03,
2024, issued by the administration of UT of Ladakh.
Justice Atul
Sreedharan was appointed as Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on April
07, 2016 and was transferred as a Judge of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir
and Ladakh on May 10, 2023. He is currently the first Puisne Judge of the High
Court of J&K and Ladakh and earlier was Executive Chairman of the Ladakh
Legal Services Authority.
Similarly, Justice
Sanjeev Kumar was appointed as Judge of High Court of J&K and Ladakh on
06.06.2017. Earlier, he had served as Executive Chairman of the Ladakh Legal
Services Authority for a brief period.
Amit Kumar Gupta,
Member Secretary along with the officers and officials of the Jammu &
Kashmir Legal Services Authority felicitated Justice Atul Sreedharan in
Srinagar upon his assumption of the role of Executive Chairman of J&K Legal
Services Authority.
In response,
Justice Sreedharan acknowledged the efforts of the Legal Services Institutions
in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir in reaching out to legal aid seekers. He also
emphasized the need to enhance activities aimed at raising awareness among the
masses.