Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Five Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of five advocates for appointment as Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The names of the five advocates are Harmeet Singh Grewal, Deepinder Singh Nalwa, Sumeet Goel, Sudeepti Sharma and Kirti Singh.

In its resolution passed today, the Collegium said, "On 21 April 2023, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues recommended the elevation of the above Advocates as Judges of that High Court. The Chief Ministers and the Governors for the States of Punjab and Haryana have concurred with the recommendation."

For Harmeet Singh Grewal, the Collegium said that two of the three consultee-Judges have unanimously given a positive opinion on his suitability as a Judge of the High Court.

All the three consultee-Judges have unanimously given positive opinion on the suitability of Deepinder Singh Nalwa as a Judge, the collegium said. It added that Nalwa has extensive practice which is reflected in a substantial number of reported judgments delivered in the cases in which he appeared or argued.

For Sumeet Goel, the collegium stated that two of the three consultee-Judges have unanimously given a positive opinion on suitability of the candidate for appointment as a Judge of the High Court. "The other consultee-Judge has not offered any opinion." The inputs provided by the Department of Justice in the file indicate that he enjoys a good personal and professional image and that nothing adverse as to his integrity has come to notice, it added.

Regarding Sudeepti Sharma and Kirti Singh as well the collegium said that "inputs provided by the Department of Justice in the file indicate that the candidate enjoys a good personal image and that nothing adverse as to her integrity has come to notice."

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