Justice Ritu Bahri to be Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from October 14

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Justice Ritu Bahri to be Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from October 14.

Government of India has notified the appointment of Justice Ritu Bahri as the Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court with effect from October 14, after retirement of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha on 13 October.

Justice Ritu Bahri born on October 11, 1962 at Jalandhar. She belongs to a family of illustrious Lawyers. She did her schooling from Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, and graduation in Economics (Hons.) from Government College for Women, Chandigarh in the year 1982 in Ist Division. Thereafter, she did her Law from Punjab University, Chandigarh, in the year 1985 in Ist Divison. She was enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1986 with Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana and started practice in Punjab & Haryana High Court. She was appointed as Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, in March 1992. Thereafter, she was appointed as Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, in August 1999 and Senior Advocate General, Haryana, in December 2009. While reprsenting the State of Haryana, she handled several cases relating to Service matters, land Acquisition, Taxation, Revenue, Labour cases and MACT cases. She was elevated as Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on August 16, 2010.