Rajesh Bindal
Rajesh Bindal | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 13 February 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| 48th Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 11 October 2021 – 12 February 2023 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Pritinker Diwaker |
| Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 5 January 2021 – 10 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| In office 29 April 2021 – 10 October 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | T. B. Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Shrivastava |
| Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court | |
| In office 19 November 2018 – 4 January 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| In office 9 December 2020 – 3 January 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Gita Mittal |
| Succeeded by | Pankaj Mithal |
| Judge of 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 | 16 April 1961 Ambala, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana) |
| Alma mater | Kurukshetra University |
Rajesh Bindal (born 16 April 1961) is a judge of Supreme Court of India and a former chief justice of Allahabad High Court. He has also earlier served as the acting chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and the Calcutta High Court.
Career
[edit]Bindal was appointed a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2006.[1] On 11 November, he was recommended for a transfer to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the common high court for the union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.[2]
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 Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 11 October 2021.
Notable judgements
[edit]Promotion reservations
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ^ "Rajesh Bindal appointed acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC". The Hindu. 28 April 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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