Central government notifies appointment of Justice Sabina as Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Central government on Friday notified the appointment of Justice Sabina as the acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, effective from January 21..Justice Sabina's appointment will come into effect following the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Amjad Ahtesham Sayed. A notification to this effect was published by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday."In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Smt. Justice Sabina, senior-most Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court, with effect from 21.01.2023 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Amjad Ahtesham Sayed, Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court," the notification stated..Justice Sabina is presently the senior-most judge at the Himachal Pradesh High Court. This would be Justice Sabina's second term as an acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Earlier, she had held this post in the year 2022..Justice Sabina was born on April 20, 1961 and was unanimously selected as the Joint Secretary of Bar Association of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the year 1986. Thereafter, she joined as an Additional District Judge in the year 1997 and subsequently became the Sessions Judge in the year 2004. She was elevated as an additional judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court in the year 2008 and was made a permanent judge of the High Court in the year 2010.In the year 2016, she was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court where she served as a judge for five years. Thereafter, in the year 2021, Justice Sabina took oath as the judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.In May 2022, Justice Sabina was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on the retirement of the then Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq..[Read Notification]