Jammu
Chief Justice of the J&K High Court, Gita Mittal, administered the oath of office to Justice Rajesh Bindal as a judge of the high court at a swearing-in ceremony here on Monday.

The Chief Justice congratulated the new judge and wished him a successful tenure ahead. Justice Bindal has been appointed as a judge of the high court following his transfer from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Justice Bindal was administered the oath after the high court’s Registrar General Sanjay Dhar read out the Warrant of Appointment issued by the President of India. He also read the Letter of Authorisation issued by the Governor of J&K, authorising the Chief Justice to administer the oath of office to the newly appointed judge.

The oath ceremony was attended by Justice DS Thakur, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Justice Sindhu Sharma, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, Advocate General DC Raina, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, Vinod Chatterjee Koul, president, Bar Association of Jammu, BS Slathia, officials of the registry, senior advocates and office-bearers of High Court Bar Association.