Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: Chief Justice of State High Court Gita Mittal today administered oath of office to Justice Rajesh Bindal, who has recently been transferred from Punjab & Haryana High Court to Jammu & Kashmir High Court, at a ceremony held at High Court Complex.
Earlier, the Warrants of Appointment issued by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind were read out by the Registrar General of the High Court Sanjay Dhar, who also read the Letter of Authorization issued by Governor Satya Pal Malik authorizing Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, to administer the oath of office to Justice Rajesh Bindal.
Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Justice Sindhu Sharma, Former Chief Justice SK Mittal presently Chairman Human Right Commission, Justice (rtd) MMS Bedi, Justice (rtd) Paramjit Singh Dhariwal, Advocate General DC Raina, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, Home Secretary RK Goyal, Law Secretary, IGP SD Singh Jamwal, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, President Bar Association Jammu and others were present on the occasion.
Born on April 16, 1961, at Ambala City, Justice Bindal did LLB from Kurukshetra University in 1985 and joined profession in High Court in September, 1985. He represented Chandigarh Administration before Central Administrative Tribunal for more than a decade till 2004.
He remained associated, on behalf of State of Haryana, in the dispute concerning Satluj Yamuna Water with State of Punjab before Eradi Tribunal and Apex Court. He also represented Income Tax Department Haryana region before the High Court and was elevated as a Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on March 22, 2006.
Justice Bindal has disposed of 78000 cases till March 31, 2018.
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