Inderjit Singh Walia

The Honourable Justice Inderjit Singh Walia
Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office 2012–2019
Personal details
Nationality	Indian

Inderjit Singh Walia is a former Indian judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Walia was the district and sessions judge of Jalandhar and was elevated to Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2012. ^{[1] [3]} After retirement, he was appointed as the chairman of Education Tribunal of Punjab on 10 July 2020. ^[4] He was appointed as the additional returning officer of National Rifle Association of India elections in 2021. ^[5]

Notable cases

Walia was the special-designated judge of the IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack trial. ^{[6] [7]} The hijacking happened in Kandahar on 24 December 1999. Trial was started in 2000 and continued for next seven years. It was held in the Central Jail for security reasons. On the filing of CBI, Walia announced the three main accused a life sentence each. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Punjab and Haryana High Court

References

1. "Retired judge takes oath". The Indian Express. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
2. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
3. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
4. Government of Punjab (2020-07-10). Punjab Gazette, 2020-07-10, Extra Ordinary. doi:10.38160/mode/1up?q=walia.
5. "Raninder Singh declared re-elected NRAI President as shooting sport body goes ahead with elections – Circle of Sport". 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
6. "India stage-managed IC-814 hijack'". Hindustan Times. 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
7. "Kandahar hijacker blames Indian government". Rediff. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
8. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
9. "CBI seeks death for IC-814 hijack accused". The Times of India. 2008-10-02. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-08-14.