High court CJ hands over relief material to be sent to Leh

Chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, justice Mukul Mudgal today handed over a consignment of relief materials for the victims of recent cloudburst in Leh, to a senior official of Jammu and Kashmir posted here.

Mudgal handed over the relief material, on behalf of the judges of the high court, to Vidushi Kapoor, assistant resident commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir.

The relief items will be air lifted to Leh shortly, according to an official release in Chandigarh.

An appeal was also made to high court bar association, judicial officers posted in the states of Punjab and Haryana and also the employees of the high court to contribute for the cause, it said.