Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh,India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 Permanent Judges and 21 Additional Judges including Chief Justice. As of 14 September 2023,there are 58 Judges working in the High Court,comprising 36 Permanent and 22 Additional Judges.
The high courts of India are the highest courts of appellate jurisdiction in each state and union territory of India. However,a high court exercises its original civil and criminal jurisdiction only if the subordinate courts are not authorized by law to try such matters for lack of peculiar or territorial jurisdiction. High courts may also enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters,if so designated,especially by the constitution,a state law or union law.
Vettath Balakrishna Eradi was a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He also served as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and as President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) and the Chairman of Ravi &Beas Waters Disputes Tribunal. Eradi was also noted for his role in several spiritual,cultural,and social organizations.
Harjit Singh Bedi is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.
The Government of Punjab,also known as the State Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government,is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive,led by the Governor of Punjab,a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Randeep Singh Surjewala is an Indian politician from Haryana and a member of Indian National Congress party. He was an MLA in the Haryana state legislature until 2019 and a former minister. He held water supply and sanitation,parliamentary affairs,electronics and information technology,science and technology and public works as a minister in Haryana cabinet. In 2005,he was given the responsibility of Transport and Parliamentary Affairs and thus became the youngest minister in Haryana. He defeated Om Prakash Chautala in 1996 and 2005. As of December 2017,Surjewala is one of the official spokespersons of Indian National Congress party,and as of September 2021,is a General Secretary of the Indian National Congress and Party in-charge for Karnataka. In the biennial elections of the Rajya Sabha for the State of Rajasthan,held on 10 June 2022,Mr. Surjewala was elected as a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha,with his term to start on 5 July 2022.
Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy was born on 13 May 1947 to Mr. Koshy who was then Principal of the Brickfield Higher Secondary School in Malaysia. Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy is the chairman of Kerala Human Rights Commission. He was Chief Justice of Patna High Court. Justice Koshy was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court following the elevation of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu as Supreme Court Judge. Appointed as Permanent Judge in 1996,Mr. Koshy was the Executive Chairman of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority.
Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre (PUSSGRC) in Hoshiarpur,Punjab,India,is an integral part of Panjab University,Chandigarh.
Mahesh Mittal Kumar is chairman of National Company Law Tribunal,since the body came into force. He served as 31st Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Vinod Kumar Bali was an Indian jurist who was the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal,Principal Bench,New Delhi,and was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
Police Complaints Authority (PCA) is a body that adjudicates allegations of improper or shoddy investigations,refusal to file FIRs,custodial torture and high-handedness against the police. But its recommendations are high authorities and recognised governmental authority upon the state government for action against errant police personnel. Seventeen States have established the PCAs through State Police Acts,while ten states have done this through executive orders with a long-term goal of the PCAs is changing the policing culture and making it thoroughly professional.
Ravinder Singh Dhull is a lawyer/politician of the State of Haryana,India. He is currently serving as Legal Advisor to Congress Legislative Party,Haryana headed by Leader of Opposition Haryana Chaudhary Bhupinder Singh Hooda,National Media Penalist Indian National Congress and State Spokesperson Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. He was appointed to the post on 9 June 2021. He is former Additional Advocate General for the State of Haryana and remained posted in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He is former State Media Penalist for Bhartiya Janta Party,Haryana. Earlier he has served as State Spokesperson for the Indian National Lok Dal from August 2014 till June 2019. His father Parminder Singh Dhull served as two time Member of Legislative Assembly of Haryana from Julana constituency in Jind District. His grand father Chaudhary Dal Singh was a noted politician of the area and six time M.L.A. from District Jind. He resigned from the office of Advocate General Haryana during the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest on 20 October 2020 in protest of the controversial three farmer bills being passed by the Parliament of India.
Jawahar Lal Gupta was a former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
Ashok Bhan is an Indian judge and former justice of the Supreme Court of India.
Amit Rawal is an Indian Judge of the Kerala High Court,the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep,which is headquartered at Ernakulam,Kochi.
Suryakant Sharma is an Indian judge of the Supreme Court of India,set to become the 53rd Chief Justice of India,if the convention of seniority is followed. Prior to his elevation as judge,Kant was a Senior Advocate and also served as the Advocate General for Haryana.
Sir Shadi Lal was an Indian jurist. He served as the Chief justice of Lahore High Court between 1920 and 1934.
Justice R. S. Mongia (1940-2017) was the Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court and Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.
Tarun Agarwala is an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana is the state regulatory and statutory representative body for lawyers practicing law in the three states of Punjab and Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh. It was constituted as per the mandatory requirement of Advocates Act,1961 and Bar Council of India. In March 1953,the 'All India Bar Committee',headed by S. R. Das,submitted a report which proposed the creation of a Bar Council for each state and an All-India Bar Council as an apex body. Members of the Bar Council are elected from amongst members enrolled and practicing as lawyers in Punjab,Haryana and Chandigarh,and they represent the state in Bar Council of India meetings. Bar Council enforces standards of professional conduct to be followed by member advocates,and designs etiquettes and has the power to enforce disciplinary guidelines over the members of Bar.
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