Chandigarh, April 1
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice D.K. Jain today administered the oath to six Judges of the court.
Among the six, four are Permanent Judges, while two are Additional Judges. The warrants of their appointment were issued by the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, yesterday.
The Permanent Judges are Mr Justice Ripudaman Singh Madan, Mr Justice Arvind Kumar Goyal, Mr Justice S.D. Anand and Mr Justice Harjinder Singh Bhalla, while the Additional Judges, who have been appointed for two years, are Mr Justice Amar Nath Jindal and Mr Justice Mohinder Mohan Singh Bedi.
With their appointment, the number of Judges of the High Court has gone up to 40.
Interacting with the media after the oath ceremony, Chief Justice Jain, whose own case for elevation to the Supreme Court has been cleared by the President, said he would take the oath “whenever the Chief Justice of India wanted”.
He said he was happy with his tenure in Chandigarh and hopeful that the process of appointment of new Judges would continue under his successor.
