Srinagar: Raja Begum, the mother of the former Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and the former Chairperson of the Fee Fixation Committee, Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, passed away on Monday this week after a brief illness in Srinagar. Top legal experts, judges and employees of the judiciary, religious and social personalities have expressed their condolences and sympathy to with Justice (Retd) M H Attar an his bereaved family.
Reports said the deceased was suffering from minor ailments for some time, but her condition suddenly deteriorated last Saturday following which she was admitted to the hospital on January 21, where she breathed her last Monday this week. As soon as the news of her death was received, a large number of her loved ones,relatives and people of different walks of life gathered at her Naz Colony Panth aChowk residence to participate in the funeral. A large number of people attended the funeral.
On this occasion, the local religious scholar, after throwing a brief light on the philosophy of life and death, led the funeral prayer (Jinazah) of the deceased, which was attended by a large number of people. The body of the deceased was taken to her ancestral home town Kadipora Anantnag for burial, where on the insistence of the local people, the one more prayer (Jinazah) was held, before tearful burial in the ancestral graveyard of Kadipora. Kashmir Horizon condoles the demise and extends sympathies with Justice (Retd) M H Attar and his bereaved family.
