High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir explained

Court Name:High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Jurisdiction:Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Location:Principal Seat: Muzaffarabad
Circuit Benches: Kotli, Mirpur & Rawalakot
Authority:Section 43, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act 1974
Appealsto:Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Appealsfrom:District Courts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Positions:Nine
Chiefjudgetitle:Chief Justice
Chiefjudgename:Sadaqat Hussain Raja

The High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (commonly known as Azad Kashmir High Court) is an appellate court in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It hears appeals from the District Courts of Azad Kashmir. The court has three circuit benches based in Kotli, Mirpur, and Rawalakot.[1] [2]

In 2016, Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, president of Azad Kashmir appointed Raja Sadaqat Hussain as a permanent judge of the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in consultation with the High Court chief justice and on the advice of the Kashmir Council.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1072309/on-the-bench-raja-sadaqat-appointed-to-ajk-high-court On the bench: Raja Sadaqat appointed to AJK high court
  2. News: AJK presidency: Court allows former diplomat to contest poll. MA Mir. 10 August 2016. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 24 January 2021.