Uttarakhand High Court gets First Woman Chief Justice | 06 Feb 2024

On 4th February, Justice Ritu Bahri was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.

The Uttarakhand Governor, Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh, administered the oath of office to Justice Bahri.
- Prior to her appointment as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, Justice Bahri served as a judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court from 2010.
She is specialised in civil, constitutional, taxation, labor, and service matters.
During her 24-year legal practice, she also served as Assistant Advocate General, Deputy Advocate General, and Senior Deputy Advocate General for the State of Haryana.

Article 165 of Chapter 2 (The Executive) in Part VI (The States) of the Constitution of India provides for the office of the Advocate General for the States.
He is appointed by the Governor of the State, who must be a person qualified to be appointed a judge of a High Court.
The Advocate General is entitled to appear before any court of law within the State in the performance of his official duties.
The Advocate General has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of the State legislature.