By News Agency of Kashmir
Jammu: Justice Aftab Alam was today sworn in as the acting chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court after Governor Lt. General (Retd) S K Sinha administered oath of office to him at Raj Bhavan here this evening.
Mr Justice Aftab Alam will be the acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, as per a communiqué issued from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was read out by Registrar General of J&K High Court Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar.
Justice Aftab Alam has replaced Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakroo who was appointed as acting Chief Justice after the superannuation of Justice Bashir Ahmed Khan.
Justice Kakroo, other High Court and subordinate court Judges, besides Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, various ministers and senior civil and police officers were present on the occasion.
Justice Aftab Alam has been transferred to J&K High Court from Patna High Court.
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. However, he was elevated as a permanent Judge of the High Court on July 27, 1990.
Meanwhile, Jammu Bar Association has expressed strong resentment for denying invitation at the sworn in ceremony.
Bar Association president Advocate BS Salathia said that it is for the first time that Jammu Bar Association was not invited at such an important event.