Union Territories Of J-K, Ladakh To Have Common High Court, 164 State Laws To Be Repealed newsnation.in

The Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will have a common high court, State Judicial Academy’s Director Rajeev Gupta said on Sunday. He also said 108 Central Laws would be applicable for the two UTs while 164 state laws would be repealed and 166 state laws will continue to be applicable. This came after New Delhi on August 5 announced abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and decided to bifurcate the state into Union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh – hours after Kashmir was placed under a total clampdown.

Speaking at a refresher program, organized by the SJA on topic “Appreciation of evidence with specific reference to Dying Declaration, Accomplice Statement and Confessional Statement for Session Judges of Jammu province, Gupta discussed the effects of J&K Reorganization Act, 2019 on State Laws in Jammu and Kashmir and the pending cases.