SHILLONG: Justice Tashi Rabstan has been nominated as the new Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, following a recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium.
This decision comes in light of the impending retirement of the current Chief Justice, S Vaidyanathan, scheduled for August 24.
Justice Rabstan, presently the senior-most judge of the High Court for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, is set to make history as the first Chief Justice from the Ladakh region.
The Collegium’s resolution stated, “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.”
Born on April 10, 1963, in Skurbuchan, Leh Ladakh, Justice Rabstan pursued his LL.B. and other academic qualifications at the University of Jammu.
He embarked on his legal career in 1990 after joining the Bar Council of Jammu & Kashmir, focusing his practice primarily on the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Justice Rabstan’s judicial career progressed as he became an additional judge of the High Court in March 2013, achieving the status of a permanent judge by May 2014.
His tenure includes a notable period as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2022.