Punjab

Recommendation for appointment of six permanent judges for Punjab and Haryana High Court

Chandigarh: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has recommended the names of six additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for appointment as permanent judges.

The additional judges are Justice Vikas Bahl, Justice Vikas Suri, Justice Sandeep Moudgil, Justice Vinod Sharma (Bhardwaj), Justice Pankaj Jain and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi.
The collegium also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph. The collegium said since the current two-year term of one of the additional judges is scheduled to end on May 24, it may be acted upon expeditiously by the Centre. The decision was taken by the collegium in its meeting on April 17.