Ten additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court have been made permanent judges.
Notification to that effect was published by the Central government on the Law Ministry website.
The Judges who have been made permanent are:
1. Justice Suvir Sehgal
2. Justice Alka Sarin
3. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri
4. Justice Ashok Kumar Verma
5. Justice Sant Parkash
6. Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta
7. Justice Karamjit Singh
8. Justice Vivek Puri
9. Justice Archana Puri
10. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj
The Supreme Court collegium had recommended the same at a meeting held on October 7.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court is currently operating at 50 percent of its sanctioned strength of 85 Judges, with a working strength of 45.
[Read Notification]