By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Justice Aftab Alam, who until recently was active Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Along with Justice Alam, Justice Gangpat Singh Singhvi of Andhra Pradesh High Court and Justice Jagdish Madhurlal Panchal of Rajasthan High court have also been appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
Born on April 19, 1948, Justice Alam enrolled as a lawyer on March 27, 1973 and practiced in Labour and constitutional cases.
Justice Aftab Alam, during his judicial career has also served as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel in Patna High Court from September 7, 1981 to September 6, 1985. He was elevated as a permanent Judge of the High Court on July 27, 1990.
Justice Alam was appointed as acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir in June of this year.