Chandigarh, December 12
Six judicial officers are to be elevated as Punjab and Haryana High Court Judges. It is believed that the file containing the names of the Judges has reached the Chief Minister’s office for approval. Once through, it will be sent to the Governor before being placed before the Supreme Court collegium for consideration.
Six judicial officers are to be elevated as Punjab and Haryana High Court Judges. It is believed that the file containing the names of the Judges has reached the Chief Minister’s office for approval. Once through, it will be sent to the Governor before being placed before the Supreme Court collegium for consideration.
Reeling under the burden of pendency due to a severe shortage of judges, the Punjab and Haryana High Court collegium cleared their names for elevation. Four District and Sessions Judges are from Punjab and the remaining from Haryana.
Available information suggests the names cleared by the High Court collegium are SP Bangar (Ludhiana), RP Nagrath (High Court Registrar-General), Rehka Mittal (Punjab Legal Remembrancer) and Inderjit Singh Walia (Jalandhar).
The Haryana Judges, whose names have been cleared, are Bharat Bhushan Parsoon and RC Godara.
The Judges, who could not make it to the top, are Varinder Kumar and KK Garg, both from Punjab. Indications are that Kumar’s name was dropped from the list on medical grounds.
The development is significant as the High Court, as of now, has just 45 Judges, against the sanctioned strength of 68. The number is expected to fall further with the impending transfer of Justice Mohinder Pal. The possibility of more transfers from the High Court are, as of now, not being ruled out.
The names of three more advocates were cleared for elevation by the High Court collegium earlier this year, but these failed to find favour with the apex court.
The result of shortage of Judges is there for all to see. Currently, the High Court has approximately two lakh pending cases.
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