Chief Justice Surya Kant Inaugurates New Ladakh High Court Bench

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will visit Ladakh on Sunday, October 18, 2026, to inaugurate the newly constituted Ladakh bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. He will be accompanied by four Supreme Court judges, the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, other high court judges, and the attorney general of India.

The establishment of the bench aims to increase judicial accessibility for local litigants. Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra stated that the development brings justice closer to the people, noting that aggrieved parties previously had to travel to Srinagar or Jammu to file writ petitions. Kundra described the move as an "extremely positive development."