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J&KLadakh High Court Holds First Remote Division Bench From LoC-Side Gurez

New directives seek to turn the Gurez sitting into steady access through e-filing upgrades, real-time cause lists and a local service kiosk.

Overview

  • Justice Sanjeev Kumar presided from Munsiff Court Gurez via video link while Justice Sanjay Parihar sat in Jammu to constitute the Division Bench.
  • The bench completed the entire day’s docket by hearing 50 matters, including 45 from the Jammu wing and five from the Srinagar wing.
  • Orders to the High Court’s e-Courts unit, led by Central Project Coordinator Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi, mandate seamless e-filing, timely case information and real-time cause lists.
  • A direction for immediate installation of an e-Courts kiosk at Munsiff Court Gurez aims to provide residents with direct digital court services.
  • Local lawyers and residents welcomed the move in the remote border valley, which has faced isolation after recent cross-border shelling.