Sukhda Pritam

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Sukhda Pritam
Judge
In office
13, April 2011 –Till date
Alma mater Panjab University, Chandigarh
OccupationJudge
AwardsBest Athlete, Gold medalist in LL.B. and LL.M.

Sukhda Pritam is an Indian judge in the State of Haryana. She is Additional District and Sessions Judge.

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Presently, she is presiding over the court for heinous crimes against women. Recently, her court had awarded life sentence to a man who had murdered a woman and threw her in a well.

She has remained Director for Centre for Research and Planning in the Supreme Court of India for almost two years from 2023 to 2025. The Research Centre had worked with full vibrance under the leadership of the then Chief Justice of India. Many significant publications were published to bring legal reforms. She worked as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambala prior to her posting in Supreme Court. She was Joint Member Secretary, Haryana State Legal Services Authority in 2020-21.

She also remained Deputy Registrar(Judicial) for two years at National Green Tribunal, Delhi. [1] She was earlier appointed as Additional Civil Judge (Sr.) Division in District Courts Sonipat since April 2016, where she presided over Juvenile Justice Board. [2] She was transferred and promoted from Chandigarh to Sonipat on 13 April 2016. [3]

Her Father Justice Pritam Pal is a retired High Court Judge and was later appointed as Lokayukta, an anti-corruption ombudsman body of Haryana. After serving as Lokayukta her father retired from services on 18 January 2016.

Judge

Sukhda Pritam in Special Home Sonipat while being welcomed by Authorities. Sukhda Pritam in Protection Home.jpg
Sukhda Pritam in Special Home Sonipat while being welcomed by Authorities.

She joined as a Judge and was appointed in Panchkula District Courts. Thereafter she was transferred on deputation to the Chandigarh District Courts [4] where she served till April 2016. She earned many distinctions during her service as Judge in Chandigarh. She was known to be a Judge of strict discipline [5] [6] and was one of the Judges who started Video Conferencing in the District Courts Chandigarh while serving as Duty Magistrate. [7] She handled many high-profile cases including trial of Kuldeep Bishnoi, founder of HJC, Haryana. Kuldeep Bishnoi charges were later dismissed. [8] In 2015 she ordered medical examination of an accused who alleged custodial beating by Chandigarh Police during custody. [9] She was praised all around area for her efforts for the accused. [10] She was also praised for her letter to the Governor of Punjab regarding human trafficking due to which a big scandal of trafficking was busted in Chandigarh. Accused of theft of heritage furniture of Chandigarh were produced before her. [11]

Lawyer

Dr. Sukhda Pritam practiced as a lawyer before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India prior to her selection in the Judiciary. During her appearance before the Supreme Court, she was standing counsel for the State of Haryana and has many judgments to her credit. [12] She represented the state in many high profile matters.

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She has a flair of writing from her childhood days. She was selected for an international competition of poetry in 2002. [13] Her poetry was nominated for world champion amateur poet in 2002 and also she was invited to USA. [14] She belongs to a well known family of Haryana who are followers of Arya Samaj. Daughter of Justice Pritam Pal, she herself is involved in many charitable works in Haryana. They are engaged in various social works including free medical camps, providing quality education to the needy and promoting cultural harmony by various methods. Her father recently donated various antique items to the museum of Kurukshetra University for preserving the same or usage of them in any mean devised by the university authorities. [15] Her father launched Social Justice Front on Oct 2, 2016 to work for needy. She has given presentations and lectures on Juvenile Law for its effective implementation at State Judicial Academy, Chandigarh as well as to police and various agencies at District Headquarters. She has also written a book on the Juvenile law enacted in 2015 with the title “Juvenile Justice in Indian Perspective”.

References

  1. ↑ "National Green Tribunal". Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "History of Courts". Ecourts.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "एक सप्ताह में ज्यूडिशियरी में दूसरा बड़ा फेरबदल, 199 जजों के तबादले".
  4. ↑ "About District Court". Ecourts.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "महात्मा गांधी के अपमान पर मोदी और मेहरा के वकील अदालत में देंगे जवाब" (in Hindi). www.bhaskar.com. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Court frames charges against Kuldeep Bishnoi, 26 others in assault case". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Tribune" . Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kuldeep Bishnoi, 24 party men to be tried for damaging property as well". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Man alleges torture in police custody; court marks probe" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Life beyond ordinary". Therebelindian.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dozen scrap dealers from city had links in Mumbai - dailypost.in". dailypost.in. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Anoop Sharma vs Exec.Eng.Pub.Health Division". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Ahlawat, Bijendra. "She notches success of a verse kind". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories".
  15. ↑ "Justice Pritam Pal submitted to the Heritage Museum". Navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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