Rajesh Bindal
Rajesh Bindal | |
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In office 19 November 2018 – 8 December 2020 | |
Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
In office 22 March 2006 – 18 November 2018 | |
Nominated by | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Personal details | |
Born | Ambala, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana) | 16 April 1961
Alma mater | Kurukshetra University |
Rajesh Bindal (born 16 April 1961) is a judge of
Career
Bindal was appointed a judge of the
On 9 December 2020, Bindal was appointed by the President of India to serve as the acting chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court following the retirement of Gita Mittal.[3] On 5 January 2021, following the elevation of Justice Pankaj Mithal as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Bindal was transferred as a Judge to the Calcutta High Court.[4] Following the retirement of T. B. Radhakrishnan, he was appointed by the president to serve as the acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on 29 April.[5]
He was elevated as
Notable judgements
Promotion reservations
Bindal was on the two judge bench along with justice B.S. Walia which quashed the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006. The legislation granted 20% reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in C and D category government services and 14% in A and B category government services.[6]
References
- ^ Upadhyay, Sparsh (27 June 2021). "Bar Council Of West Bengal Writes To CJI Seeking Removal Of Calcutta HC Acting CJ Rajesh Bindal". Live Law. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Chandigarh: Justice Rajesh Bindal transferred to J&K HC". The Indian Express. Chandigarh Bureau. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Vishwanath, Apurva (9 December 2020). "J&K High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal retires". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Justice Pankaj Mithal appointed CJ J&K, Ladakh". Greater Kashmir. Press Trust of India. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "HC quashes provisions of Punjab law on accelerated promotions to SCs". Hindustan Times. Chandigarh correspondent. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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