Tashi Rabstan

Tashi Rabstan (born 10 April 1963) is an Indian Judge. He was the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.^[1] He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.

Hon’ble Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan
Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
In office 27 September 2024 – 9 April 2025
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Preceded by	N. Kotiswar Singh
Succeeded by	Arun Palli Sanjeev Kumar (Acting)
Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
In office 18 July 2024 – 26 September 2024
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
In office 8 December 2022 – 14 February 2023
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
In office 8 March 2013 – 26 September 2024
Nominated by	Altamas Kabir
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-10) 10 April 1963 (age 62) Skurbuchan
Alma mater	University of Jammu

Career

He was born on 10 April 1963 at village Skurbuchan, Leh Ladakh. He did his graduation and LL.B from University of Jammu. On 6 March 1990, he was enrolled in Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir and started practising in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court and in various other High Courts. He has served as Standing Counsel for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh from 1997 to 2005. He was appointed as Central government counsel for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in September 1998. He has also served as panel counsel for Union Public Service Commission from April 2008 to 31 December 2011. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on 8 March 2013 and made permanent on 16 May 2014. He has served as Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court from 8 December 2022 to 14 February 2023.^[2][3]

He retired on 9 April 2025^[4] upon reaching mandatory retirement age of 62 years for High Court judges.