Hon'ble Chief Justice Sheel Nagu | |
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Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
Nominated by | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
In office 25 May 2024 –8 July 2024 | |
Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
In office 27 May 2011 –8 July 2024 | |
Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1965 |
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