Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia
Hon'ble Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia | |
|---|---|
| 30th Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Shakdher Tarlok Singh Chauhan (acting) |
| Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 30 September 2011 – 28 December 2024 Acting CJ: 4 February 2024 – 8 July 2024 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1965 |
| Alma mater | DAV College, Chandigarh Panjab University |
Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (born 1 November 1965) is an Indian judge serving as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.[1] He also served as judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.[2]
Early life and career
[edit]Justice G. S. Sandhawalia was born on 1st November, 1965.
He belongs to a legal family as his father Surjit Singh Sandhawalia was Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court From 1978 to 1983, and of the Patna High Court from 1983 to 1987
He did his B.A.(Hons.) from DAV College, Chandigarh in 1986 and his L.L.B from the Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1989. He was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh in August in the same year. He has handled a mixed bag of work pertaining to criminal, civil, service, land acquisition and constitutional law on the private side besides being on the panel of the aforesaid institutions. He also has been a sportsman during his college days representing his College and University in the sport of Lawn Tennis.
He was elevated to the Bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court on September 30, 2011, as an additional Judge and later confirmed as permanent judge of the same High Court on January 24, 2014.
He also served as the Executive Chairman of the Punjab State Legal Services Authority. On transfer of the then Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Ritu Bahri as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court he became Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court w.e.f. 04.02.2024 and remained so till appointment of Sheel Nagu as permanent chief justice on 08.07.2024.
On 11 July 2024 Supreme Court collegium led by the then CJI Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud recommended his elevation as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court[3] but later supressed its own resolution and in its resolution dated 17 September 2024 recommended his appointment as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.[4] Central Government cleared his appointment on 25 December 2024 and he took oath and assumed the charge as Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh on 29.12.2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Justice Gurmeet Sandhawalia is new acting CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC". February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Centre clears appointment of Justice GS Sandhawalia as Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice". Bar & Bench. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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- ^ "SC collegium recommends Justice GS Sandhawalia as Himachal HC chief justice". The Times of India. 2024-09-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ "Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia sworn in as new chief justice of Himachal HC". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-03-25.