Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Established	1928
Country	India
Location	Srinagar Wing (Summer) and Jammu Wing (Winter)
Composition method	Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by	Constitution of India
Decisions are appealed to	Supreme Court of India
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement at the age of 62
No. of positions	17 (12 Permanent Judges and 5 Additional Judges)
Website	www.jkhighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
Currently	Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar
Since	2 February 2015

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established in the year 1928 by letters patent issued by the Maharaja of Jammu Kashmir. The seat of the court shifts between its summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 14 in which 9 are permanent judges and 5 are additional judges. Chapter IV of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir deals with high court.

The High Court of the Jammu and Kashmir state was established on the basis of the Order No. 1 issued by the Maharaja on 26 March 1928. The Maharaja appointed Lala Kanwar Sain as the first Chief Justice and Lala Bodh Raj Sawhney and Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain as Puisne Judges. The seats of the High Court were at Jammu and Srinagar. On 10 September 1943, letters patent were conferred on the High Court by the Maharaja. Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain was the first Muslim Judge of the High Court. He retired as Home and Judicial Minister of Jammu & Kashmir during the Maharaja Rule.

N. Paul Vasanthakumar was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 2 February 2015.

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