Nine Additional Judges including Justice Harminder Singh Madan of the Punjab & Haryana High Court were elevated as Permanent Judges of that High Court. Justice Madaan was appointed as an additional judge in December 2016
The Central Government has notified the appointment of nine additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent judges of the High Court.
The judges whose appointment has been made permanent, as per the notification issued today, are:
1. Mr. Justice Harminder Singh Madaan
2. Mr. Justice Raj Shekhar Attri
3. Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill
4. Mr. Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan
5. Mr. Justice Rajbir Sehrawat
6. Mr. Justice Anil Kshetarpal
7. Mr. Justice Avneesh Jhingan
8. Mr. Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu
9. Mr. Justice Sudhir Mittal
The Supreme Court Collegium had recently passed a resolution recommending the same. The resolution was passed following the unanimous recommendation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Collegium in August this year.
Harnesh Singh Gill, whose name was pending with the government from past two and a half years was also appointed as an additional judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.