Archive · 4 Aug 2025
New Judges Sworn In at Punjab and Haryana High Court
Ten new judges were recently sworn in at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
These judges were previously district and sessions judges.
This is to help with the large number of cases waiting to be heard.
The Chief Justice led the oath ceremony, attended by other judges and officials.
As of October 2024, the court still had around 4.2 lakh cases pending.
The new judges are expected to help clear the backlog.
Last year, the court disposed of around 1.2 lakh cases while new filings were around 1.3 lakh.
Ten district and sessions judges were sworn in as additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The appointments aim to address the court's judicial pendency.
The new judges bring the working strength of the court to 59.
Chief Justice Sheel Nagu administered the oath to the new judges.
The court had a pendency of around 4.2 lakh cases as of October 2024.
- Who
- Ten district and sessions judges and Chief Justice Sheel Nagu
- What
- Ten district and sessions judges were sworn in as additional judges.
- When
- October 2024
- Where
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Why
- To address the judicial pendency and reduce the backlog of cases.
- New Judges
- 10
- Court Strength
- 59
- Chief Justice
- Sheel Nagu
- Pendency (Oct 2024)
- 4.2 lakh cases
- Disposed Cases (2024)
- 1.2 lakh
- New Filings (2024)
- 1.3 lakh