The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended six additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court be made permanent judges of that Court.
A resolution to this effect was published on the Supreme Court’s website.
The six additional judges recommended to be made permanent are:
– Justice Vikas Bahl;
– Justice Vikas Suri;
– Justice Sandeep Moudgil;
– Justice Vinod Sharma (Bhardwaj);
– Justice Pankaj Jain; and
– Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi.
On December 19, 2022, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Collegium had,recommended the above judges for appointment as permanent judges.
The resolution noted that the Chief Ministers and the Governors of State of Punjab and Haryana had also concurred with the proposal.
The Supreme Court Collegium consulted the judges of the Apex court who were conversant with the affairs of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and also with the Law Ministry’s Department of Justice.
“The Committee constituted in terms of the Resolution dated 26th October, 2017 of the Supreme Court Collegium to evaluate the Judgments of the above-named Additional Judges, has submitted its report.
The Judgment Evaluation Committee consisting of two judges of the Supreme Court has noted the judgments of the candidates.
After evaluating all the material, the Supreme Court Collegium found it fit to recommend their appointment as permanent judges.
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