Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sheel Nagu As Chief Justice Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Ministry of Law & Justice today notified the appointment of Justice Sheel Nagu as Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sheel Nagu, Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, to be the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office," stated the notification.

Punjab & Haryana High Court has been without a regular Chief Justice since the retirement of Justice Ravi Shankar Jha in October 2023. At present, Justice GS Sandhawalia is the acting Chief Justice of the High Court.

Justice Nagu was serving as an Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after Chief Justice Ravi Malimath demitted office on May 24, 2024.

In December, 2023, the Supreme Court collegium recommended Justice Sheel Nagu as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court after retirement of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha in October 2023. The recommendation was pending approval of the Government since then.

Justice Nagu enrolled as an Advocate on October 5, 1987, and practiced on Civil and Constitutional sides as Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in 2011 and later he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the High Court.

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