Jammu Tawi, March 10 -- The Central government on Monday cleared the appointment of three additional judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court as permanent judges.

The judges who have been made permanent judges are

Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal;

Justice Rajesh Sekhri;

Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani.

The Supreme Court Collegium had on March 5 approved the proposal to appoint three additional judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as permanent judges.

Today, the Central government cleared all three names.

Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal holds the distinction of being the first Muslim judge from the Jammu region to serve in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He was recommended for judgeship by the High Court Coll...