High Court of Jammu & Kashmir [29-Jul-06]

Theme: Organisations
Title: HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR
Date Of Issue: 29-Jul-2006
Denomination: 500(Ps)
No/Issue Sheet: 16
Printing Process: Photogravure
Nos. Printed: 0.8 Million
Printer: India Security Press, Nashik

The full-fledged High Court of Judiature for the Jammu & Kashmir State was established in the year 1928. Earlier, the Ruler of the State (Maharaja) was the the final authority in the administration of justice. In the year 1889, the British Government adked the tehn Ruler of the State, Maharaja Partap Singh to appoint a council. The judicial member of the Council exercised all the appellate powers, both on civil and criminal side. The State having two provinces- Jammu and Kashmir, had Chief Judges exercising judicial authority but they acted under the superintendence and control of the Law Member of the Council. Later the Council was abolished and a Minister designated as Judge of the High Court was appointed by the Ruler to decide judicial cases. In 1927 a new Constitution was adopted by the then Ruler of the State and in the place of Law Member, a Ministry in the Judicial Department was created. In 1954 vide Constitution Application Order of 1954, the jurisdiction of the Supereme Court was extended to the State of J&K. Under Art.32(2-A) of the Constitution of India, the State High Court was for the first time given power to issue writs for enforcement of the fundamental rights so far as they are applicable of the State of J&K. In 1957, by the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution Act, an independent judicial body with the High Court of Judicature at the top was created. The Department of Posts is pleased to issue a commemorative postage stamp on High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.