The Maharaja appointed Lala Kanwar Sain as the first chief justice, and Lala Bodh Raj Sawhney and Khan Sahib Aga Syed Hussain as puisne judges.

He retired as Home and Judicial Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during the Maharaja Rule.

[citation needed] In August 2019, a Reorganisation Bill was passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament.

Tashi Rabstan was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court on 8 December 2022.

Since then, Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy functions regularly and holds training programmes.