Winter vacation announced for courts in J&K, Ladakh

The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Monday announced a 15-day winter vacation with effect from January 1 to 15, 2024 for the District Courts in Kashmir Province and the Courts located in District Kishtwar; District Doda; and Courts located at Batote, Gool, Banihal and Ukhral in District Ramban and Bani in District Kathua of Jammu Division in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as all Courts located in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

The courts shall observe the winter vacation till January 15. An order issued in this regard by Registrar General, Shahzad Azeem also indicated that the Principal District and Sessions Judges and Chief Judicial Magistrates of the concerned Districts have been asked to make the suitable arrangements for disposal of urgent criminal business arising during the period of such vacations in the areas within their respective jurisdictions.