Tashi Rabstan
{{Short description|Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tashi Rabstan
| office = Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
| termstart = 27 September 2024
| termend = 9 April 2025
| appointer = Droupadi Murmu
| nominator = Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
| office1 = Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
| termstart2 = 8 December 2022
| termend2 = 14 February 2023
| appointer1 = Droupadi Murmu
| termstart1 = 18 July 2024
| termend1 = 26 September 2024
| appointer2 = Droupadi Murmu
| office3 = Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
| termstart3 = 8 March 2013
| termend3 = 26 September 2024
| nominator3 = Altamas Kabir
| appointer3 = Pranab Mukherjee
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Skurbuchan
| alma_mater = University of Jammu
| predecessor = N. Kotiswar Singh
| honorific_prefix = Hon’ble Chief Justice
| successor = Arun Palli
Sanjeev Kumar {{small|(Acting)}}
}}
Tashi Rabstan (born 10 April 1963) is an Indian Judge. He was the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.{{cite web|url=https://m.greaterkashmir.com/article/justice-tashi-rabstan-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-jk-and-ladakh-hc/334758|title=Justice Tashi Rabstan sworn in as Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh appointed High Court|via=Greater Kashmir|work=m.greaterkashmir.com|date=27 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}} He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
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.{{cite news |title=Justice Tashi Rabstan appointed acting Chief Justice of J-K High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/justice-tashi-rabstan-appointed-acting-chief-justice-of-j-k-high-court/article66233587.ece |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=6 May 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Makhdoomi |first=Basit Amin |date=6 December 2022 |title=Justice Tashi Rabstan Appointed As Acting Chief Justice of J&K&L High Court |work=Live Law |url=https://www.livelaw.in/amp/news-updates/justice-tashi-rabstan-acting-chief-justice-jkl-high-court-215973 |access-date=6 December 2022}}
He retired on 9 April 2025{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=JKHCBA Jammu bids farewell to Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Puneet Gupta |url=https://statetimes.in/jkhcba-jammu-bids-farewell-to-chief-justice-tashi-rabstan-justice-puneet-gupta/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Statetimes |language=en-US}} upon reaching mandatory retirement age of 62 years for High Court judges.
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