SC collegium clears name of Sessions Judge Rajesh Sekri for elevation as High Court Judge

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JAMMU: The Supreme Court collegiums led by Chief Justice has cleared name of senior most Sessions Judge of J&K for his elevation as Judge J&K High Court.
As per precedence, the Supreme Court Collegium will take decision on the recommendation of J&K High Court Collegium and then forward the names to the Union Ministry of Law & Justice for clearance. Later, the list will be submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office for final approval of the Union Government and thereafter to the President of India for issuance of the warrant of appointment. J&K High Court has sanctioned strength of 17 Judges including 13 Permanent Judges and 4 Additional Judges. However, at present there are 11 Judges including Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Sanjeev Kumar Shukla, Justice Sindhu Sharma, Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Sanjay Dhar and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, Justice Rahul Bharti and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi.
Born in Jammu, Rajesh Sekri did his Matriculation from SD Sabha High Secondary School and graduated from Government Gandhi Memorial Science College. He did L.L.B from Faculty of Law, University of Jammu in 1989 and passed KCS (Judicial) before joining as Munsiff in 1995. He got promoted as Sub-Judge in 1998 and as District and Sessions Judge in 2008 besides receiving a selection Grade in 2014 w.e.f., June 2013 and was placed in Super Time scale in He has served as CJM, Rajouri and Kargil and as District Judge, as Special Judge TADA/POTA Court Srinagar, Additional District Judge Anantnag, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, Principle District Judge, Reasi, Ramban and Baramulla. He has also served as Special Judge Anti-Corruption CBI cases, Jammu and presently posted as Judicial Member, J&K Special Tribunal, Jammu.