President Issues Regulation for High Court Bench Sittings in Ladakh

# President Issues Regulation for High Court Bench Sittings in Ladakh ### Why in News? The President promulgated a regulation allowing the **High Court** of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to hold bench sittings within the Union Territory of Ladakh. ### What will change for Ladakh? - Judges of the common **High Court** can now hold sittings at locations in Ladakh designated by the **Chief Justice**, subject to the prescribed approval process. - The aim is to reduce the time and cost faced by litigants **who** otherwise have to travel to Jammu or Srinagar for **High Court** matters. - Ladakh continues to share the **High Court** of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh; the regulation does not create a separate **High Court**. ### Exam Connect - **Ladakh** → Union Territory formed in **2019** - **J&K** and Ladakh → share a common **High Court** - Jammu and **Kashmir Reorganisation Act**, **2019** → created the two UTs