Collegium recommends 10 advocates for appointment as Punjab and Haryana High Court judges
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of 10 advocates, including three women lawyers, as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium on Monday. The lawyers recommended for the judgeship are:(i) Monica Chhibber Sharma;(ii) Harmeet Singh Deol;(iii) Puja Chopra;(iv) Sunish Bindlish;(v) Navdeep Singh,(vi) Divya Sharma;(vii) Ravinder Malik;(viii) Pravindra Singh Chauhan;(ix) Rajesh Gaur; and
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TypePolicy
SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 5 May 2026
Affected Population1.4 billion citizens, 20 million government employees
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20 million central + state government employees
Rs 3.3 lakh crore transferred via DBT
1,500+ services on UMANG app
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: 405 districts
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PMOCabinet SecretariatDARPGNITI AayogMinistry of Women & Child Development
DescriptionWednesday, 6 May 2026via the_hindu_policy
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of 10 advocates, including three women lawyers, as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium on Monday. The lawyers recommended for the judgeship are:(i) Monica Chhibber Sharma;(ii) Harmeet Singh Deol;(iii) Puja Chopra;(iv) Sunish Bindlish;(v) Navdeep Singh,(vi) Divya Sharma;(vii) Ravinder Malik;(viii) Pravindra Singh Chauhan;(ix) Rajesh Gaur; and
Mr. Chauhan is currently the Advocate-General of Haryana, while Mr. Deol is Additional Advocate-General of Punjab
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