Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 10 (JNF): Justice Bawa Singh Walia shall take on February 12, 2015 as Additional Judge of J&K High Court at High Court Complex Jammu. With the oath of Justice Bawa Singh Walia as Judge of J&K High Court, the strength of Judges of the State High Court will be 10 including Chief Justice. Out of these 10 Judges, 8 are permanent Judges including Chief Justice whereas two will be as Additional Judge of High Court. The sanctioned strength of the State High Court is 17 where as seven posts are still vacant. Justice BS Walia was born on August 28, 1961 in Jalandhar, Punjab, He did ICSE from St. John's High School, Chandigarh in 1978, Bachelor of Arts from D.A.V. College, Chandigarh in 1982, LL.B. from the Panjab University in 1985 besides stood 1st Class 1st in Bachelor of Law in 1984 for which he was awarded Rai Bahadur Badri Dass Medal as well as Vice - Chancellor's Merit Scholarship and taught Law at the Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh as a visiting part-time faculty from 1990 - 96 and was enrolled as a member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in 1985 and practised in divergent fields of law. He remained Legal Advisor to the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Limited, Electronic Systems Punjab Limited, Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Ltd., besides conducted cases on behalf of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Food Corporation of India and other organizations and was Senior Panel Counsel, Government of India for the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh besides Additional Advocate General, Punjab w.e.f. November 1, 2012, till elevation as Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on September 25, 2014 and now transferred to J&K High Court. |
