Justice Gita Mittal to be first woman chief justice of J&K

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Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice Gita Mittal, Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, as new Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. She would be the first woman Chief Justice as well as Judge of the State High Court.
“Office of the Chief Justice of J&K High Court has been lying vacant consequent upon retirement of Justice B D Ahmed on March 15, 2018. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made”, read the resolution of the Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan B Lokur.
Justice Gita Mittal is senior-most Judge from Delhi High Court and has been functioning as Acting Chief Justice in that High Court since April 2017, the resolution said, adding having regard to all relevant factors Justice Gita Mittal is suitable in all aspects for appointment as Chief Justice of J&K High Court.
While making recommendation, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that at present there is only one Chief Justice from Delhi High Court which has the special status of being the High Court for the national capital.
With the appointment of Justice Gita Mittal as Chief Justice, the strength of Judges in J&K High Court will increase to 9 as at present there are only eight Judges in the High Court including Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe. The other Judges of J&K High Court are Justice Ali Mohd Magrey, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice M K Hanjura and Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta.
Born on December 9, 1958, Justice Gita Mittal is an alumna of the Lady Irwin Higher Secondary School, Lady Shri Ram College for Women and the Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. She was appointed as an Additional Judge of Delhi High Court on July 16, 2004.




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