STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: First Puisne Judge of J and K High Court Jammu Wing Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of J and K as incumbent Chief Justice is retiring on 5th January, 2014.
Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir born on 28th May, 1957 at Village Rajpora, Pulwama, did his LL.B from Kashmir University and joined the Bar as advocate from 1981 to 1993. He was appointed District and Sessions Judge on 27th of May 1993 and remained posted as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Baramulla, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Anantnag, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Kashmir, Registrar General, High Court of J and K and Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar.
Justice Mir attended “International Conference on Arbitration (ICCA). He was granted selection grade in July 2001 and was placed in Super Time Scale in April, 2007.
Elevated as Additional Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 23rd November, 2007 Justice Mir was appointed as permanent Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 1st October, 2009.