On Thursday, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Tashi Rabstan as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. This decision was made through a resolution passed by the Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
Justice Rabstan is set to assume the position following the retirement of the current Chief Justice, S Vaidyanathan, on August 24.
The Collegium noted that Justice Rabstan, the senior-most judge of the High Court for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, would be the first Chief Justice from the Ladakh region.
“Considering that Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan would be the first Chief Justice from the region of Ladakh, which has otherwise little or no representation among the Judges of the High Court and no representation at all so far in the office of Chief Justice, the Collegium recommends his appointment as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya upon the retirement of Mr. Justice S Vaidyanathan, who is due to retire on August 16, 2024,” the resolution stated.
Born on April 10, 1963, in Skurbuchan, Leh Ladakh, Justice Rabstan completed his graduation and LL.B. from the University of Jammu. He enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Jammu & Kashmir on March 6, 1990, and began his practice at the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
He was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court in March 2013 and became a permanent judge in May 2014. Justice Rabstan also served as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2022.
