Prez gives consent: Badar Durrez Ahmed, J. set to be J&K Chief Justice

The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification yesterday confirming the appointment of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, one of the senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court, as the new Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court..The notification signed off by the Joint Secretary, Government of India states,.“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, judge of the Delhi High Court, to be the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.”.The notification brings an end to a long series of speculation regarding the transfer of Justice Ahmed..Justice BD Ahmed graduated from Delhi University in 1980 and enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi soon after. After working with Senior Advocate Siddhartha Shanker Ray for three years, Justice Ahmed began his independent practice..He set up a law firm “Lawyers Associated” in 1986 and was a partner at the firm till March 2000. He continued his practice after that, specializing in commercial and civil laws..He was elevated as a Delhi High Court judge on December 20, 2002 along with Justice Pradeep Nandrajog whose appointment as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court was also given assent by the PMO yesterday..Justice Ahmed served as the acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court from June 2013 to September 2013 and then again from February 2014 to April 2014..Read the notification here..Image taken from here.