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Administration of Ladakh

{{Short description|Territorial administration of Ladakh}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox government

| government_name = Administration of Ladakh

| image = Seal of Ladakh.png

|image_size = 200px

| division_type = Seat of Government

| division = Leh, Kargil

| leader_type = Lieutenant Governor

| leader_title = Kavinder Gupta

| leader_type4 = Chief Secretary

| leader_title4 = Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS

| branch4 = Judiciary

| court_name = High Court

| court = High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

| chief_justice_label = Chief Justice

| chief_justice = Tashi Rabstan

| country = {{flag|India}}

}}

The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh (sic) is the governing authority of the Indian union territory of Ladakh and its two districts. The Administration is led by a Lieutenant Governor appointed by the President of India who acts on behalf of the central Government of India. Ladakh does not have an elected legislative assembly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/jammu-and-kashmir-crisis-live-updates-governor-reviews-security-situation-in-state/story/370856.html|title=Article 370 revoked Updates: Jammu & Kashmir is now a Union Territory, Lok Sabha passes bifurcation bill|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=6 August 2019 }} The two districts of Ladakh both elect their own autonomous district councils, the Leh Autonomous Hill development council and the Kargil Autonomous Hill development Council, which have competence over a range of domestic affairs.{{cite web |url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/4912/1/ladakh_autonomous_hill_development_council_act%2C_1997.pdf |title=Ladakh autonomous hill development council act 1997|website=indiacode.nic.in|access-date=8 May 2023}}

History of Ladakh

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Ladakh became part of the Dominion of India on 26 October 1947 as a region of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The status of the region was upgraded to that of a Revenue and Administrative Division of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019{{cite web |url=https://jkgad.nic.in/common/showOrder.aspx?actCode=S28568|title=Notification|website=jkgad.nic.in|access-date=8 May 2023}} and Ladakh became a union territory in its own right a few months later on 31 October 2019.{{Cite web |last=Shali |first=Pooja |date=25 March 2022 |title=Ladakh residents happy, thank govt for new status |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/ladakh-residents-happy-thank-govt-for-new-status-1614600-2019-11-01 |website=India Today}}

Executive and legislative authority

Ladakh is administered as a union territory without a legislative assembly by virtue of Article 240 (2) of the Constitution of India and under the terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Union territory of Ladakh will be administered by the President acting through a Lieutenant Governor to be appointed by him under Article 239. The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of Ladakh under article 240. The Lieutenant Governor shall be assisted by advisor(s) to be appointed by the Central Government.{{Cite web |url=https://www.prsindia.org/sites/default/files/bill_files/Jammu%20and%20Kashmir%20Reorganisation%20Act,%202019.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 November 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928101348/https://www.prsindia.org/sites/default/files/bill_files/Jammu%20and%20Kashmir%20Reorganisation%20Act,%202019.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Judiciary and law enforcement

Ladakh is under the jurisdiction of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which sits in Jammu and Srinagar.{{Cite web |last= |agency=IANS |title=J&K, Ladakh, Now Union Territories, To Have Common High Court |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/j-k-ladakh-now-union-territories-to-have-common-high-court-2124978 |accessdate=8 May 2023 |website=NDTV.com}} Law enforcement is the responsibility of the Ladakh Police which is under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.{{Cite web |last=Dixit |first=Pranjal |date=6 August 2019 |title=लद्दाख की अपनी होगी खाकी, जम्मू-कश्मीर पुलिस भी दिल्ली की तरह उप राज्यपाल को करेगी रिपोर्ट |url=https://www.amarujala.com/jammu/ladakh-will-have-its-own-state-police-jammu-kashmir-police-will-report-to-lieutenant-governor |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}

Office holders

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://ladakh.nic.in/ Official website]

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