Uttarakhand

• 04 Nov 2023

Punjab-Haryana Court's Justice Ritu Bahri Recommended to be Made Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court

Why In News?

On November 2, 2023, the collegium headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recommended Punjab-Haryana High Court Justice Ritu Bahri to be made the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Bahri will replace former Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi in the Uttarakhand High Court.

Key Points:

• It may be noted that Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court Vipin Sanghi had retired on October 26. After this, senior High Court judge Manoj Kumar Tiwari has been made the acting Chief Justice of the High Court.
• Justice Ritu Bahri is the first woman acting Chief Justice of the Punjab-Haryana High Court. He assumed the responsibility of Acting Chief Justice on October 14, 2023. Presently she is the second senior most judge of Punjab-Haryana High Court.
• Justice Ritu Bahri's father Justice Amrit Lal Bahri has also been a judge in the Punjab-Haryana High Court. Justice Ritu Bahri started practicing law in the Punjab-Haryana High Court in 1986 and subsequently served in the Haryana Advocate General's Office. On August 16, 2010, he was appointed judge of the Punjab-Haryana High Court.