Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 5: Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of Justice Arun Palli, Judge High Court of Punjab and Haryana as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
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The present Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court Justice Tashi Rabstan will attain superannuation on April 9, 2025.
Born on September 18, 1964, Justice Palli graduated in Commerce and completed his Bachelor of Law from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1988 and commenced his legal practice at the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
He gained expertise across diverse areas of law including civil, criminal, constitutional, revenue, industrial and labour law. He was appointed Additional Advocate General for Punjab on September 1, 2004, a position he held until March 2007.
He was designated as a Senior Advocate on April 26, 2007. He served as Amicus Curiae in various contentious matters before the High Court. He dealt with diverse subjects and matters having important legal propositions before Division and Full Benches. He also appeared before the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and also argued several important matters in the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
He was elevated to the Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on December 28, 2013. He has also been serving as Executive Chairman of Haryana State Legal Service Authority since 31.5.2023 and was nominated as a Member of the Governing Body of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on October 31, 2023, for two years.
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