Javed Iqbal Wani appointed as J&K High Court judge

SRINAGAR — The President of India on Tuesday ordered appointment of prominent lawyer Javed Iqbal Wani as judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

A notification in this regard was issued by Union Ministry of Law and Justice today, which stated, “In exercise of the power conferred by Clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Javen Iqbal Wani, to be the Judge of Common High Court for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.”

Wani has served as Senior Additional Advocate General for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

It is after a gap of seven years that a Kashmiri Muslim has been appointed as judge of J&K High Court.

Before this appointment, Justice Ali Muhammad Magray was the last Kashmiri Muslim appointed as judge of the High Court in 2013.

Wani is the son-in-law of jailed Bar Association President Mian Qayoom. Last month, a Division Bench of the High Court upheld his continued detention under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978.