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Srinagar, July 29 (UNI) Jammu and Kahmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig requested the Chief Justice of Supreme Court for posting a permanent Chief Justice and filing all the vacancies of the state High Court.

He also pleaded for getting one member from Jammu and Kashmir on the panel of judges of the Supreme Court.

Quoting Justice A S Anand, that ''Justice should be like a stream. It should flow free and pure'', the Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the Law portfolio, said the judicial fraternity ought to move ahead and meet the challenges of modern times.

He said the judiciary should come up as a responsive and sustained institution free from the hassles of cut throat competition and procedural wrangles.

Speaking at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Jammu and Kashmir high court here today he described the judiciary as a candle of hope and cradle of faith.

When all other institutions in Jammu and Kashmir were subverted, judiciary held its feet firmly on the ground,'' he added.

He expressed gratitude to the J&K High Court for its role in overcoming peoblems of public life. He said the High Court with taking up of issues pertaining to Human rights and Environment; people have come to realize that they are a part of the great republic.

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