UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The ceremonial Bench held in Leh in the newspaper was associated with which institution?

  1. The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
  2. The Supreme Court's permanent circuit Bench in Ladakh
  3. The National Green Tribunal's northern Bench
  4. The Central Administrative Tribunal's Ladakh Bench

Answer

Correct Answer

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Explanation

Option A is correct: the report described a ceremonial Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Leh. Option B is wrong because it was not a Supreme Court circuit Bench. Options C and D identify different tribunals, not the High Court institution reported. The development concerns improved access to constitutional and appellate justice in the Union Territory.

Topics: judiciary, ladakh high court bench, polity, union territories