Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a significant move aimed at bringing the High Court closer to litigants in Ladakh, President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated a regulation enabling the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to hold sittings in the Union Territory of Ladakh. India News | President Clears Way for High Court Bench in Ladakh, Invokes Article 240.
President Draupadi Murmu has issued a regulation establishing a High Court bench in Ladakh. This will facilitate access to justice for the people of Ladakh. This step was taken under Article 240 of the Constitution.