On April 6 last year, the Supreme Court Collegium, then headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, had cleared the decks for the appointment of Senior Additional Advocate General Wasim Sadiq Nargal as a judge in the J&K High Court. AdvertisingThis would have made Nargal the first Muslim judge from Jammu in the High Court. Nargal submitted his resignation to the government in June 2018 and is now an advocate in Jammu. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is functioning with just nine judges against the approved strength of 17. Sharma became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

Source: Indian Express February 06, 2019 23:03 UTC