Justice Tashi Rabstan visits Leh district

Leh, May 14, 2024: Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan senior most Judge of the Hon’ble High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Administrative Judge for District Leh, Chairman Mediation and Conciliation Committee High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and Chairman Building Infrastructure Committee for Sub- Ordinate Courts of UT Ladakh is on a 3-day visit to District Leh.

On May 13, Justice Tashi Rabstan was the Chief Guest in the Plantation Drive organised by DLSA Leh, at New Court Complex Melong Thang, Leh. Present on the occasion were Law Secretary, UT Ladakh, Michael M. D’Souza, Member Secretary LLSA, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Leh, Spalzes Angmo,  CJM Leh, Tsewang Phuntsog, Secretary DLSA Leh/ Special Mobile Magistrate, Leh, Phuntsog Angmo, Munsiff Nubra, Chemit Yurgyal, Munsiff Khaltsi, Wangyal Tsering, SE, Mutalib, President Bar Association, Leh, Mohd Shafi and Bar members, Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel and Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel, Panel Lawyers and PLVs.

After the plantation drive Justice Tashi Rabstan also inspected the ongoing construction work of the new Court Complex at Melong Thang and gave on the spot directions for early completion of the ongoing work.

In the afternoon he was the Chief Guest in the Legal Awareness Programme on Pre-Institution Mediation and Conciliation for members of different communities and organisations and individuals performing the work of mediation at the grass root level, at Conference Hall Leh which was organised by DLSA Leh.

Present on the occasion were Member Secretary LLSA, Principal District and Sessions Judge Leh, Spalzes Angmo, CJM Leh, Tsewang Phuntsog, Secretary DLSA Leh/ Special Mobile Magistrate, Leh, Phuntsog Angmo, Munsiff Nubra, Chemit Yurgyal, Munsiff Khaltsi, Wangyal Tsering, President of Various Religious Organisations, Presidents of Youth Wing and Women Wing of the religious organisations, President Women Alliance, President Bar Association, Leh, Mohd Shafi and Bar members, District Officers, SHOs and I/C PPs, Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel and Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel, Panel Lawyers, Members of Civil Society, Court Staffs and PLVs.

On the occasion welcome speech was presented by Member Secretary LLSA, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Leh, Spalzes Angmo, resource person on the occasion were Advocate Mohd Ramzan and Dr Tundup Tsewang, vote of thanks was presented by President Bar Association, Leh, Mohd Shafi and the programme was conducted by Sub-Judge/ Secretary DLSA, Leh, Phuntsog Angmo.

In His keynote address Justice Tashi Rabstan stressed upon taking up mediation for resolution of all kinds of disputes, whether or not the matter is pending in the Court or not. He stressed upon the community members present on the occasion to conduct mediation taking into consideration the various ways and methods of mediation which is more effective and has long run effect. He also ensured the members of the community that a training program for the community level mediators will be conducted as demanded.

At around 04:00 pm, Justice Tashi Rabstan also inspected Bal Ashram and Nari Niketan at Leh along with DC Leh, Santosh Sukhdev and District Social Welfare Officer Leh and Judicial Officers of District Leh and interacted with the children in those institutes and took stock of the infrastructure and other needs of the institute and issued on the spot directions to the concern officials for immediate redressal of the same.