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Chandigarh, October 12
Justice Ritu Bahri has been appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, will retire on October 13. The order issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday said that in exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Justice Ritu Bahri, Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from October 14 consequent upon the retirement of Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court on October 13.
According to the details available on the Punjab and Haryana High Court website, Justice Ritu Bahri, was born on October 11, 1962 at Jalandhar. She belongs to a family of illustrious Lawyers. Her great grand-father late Shri Karam Chand Bahri was a well known Lawyer of his times on the civil side. Her grand-father late Shri Som Dutt Bahri also practiced Law on the civil side and was also Member Legislative Assembly, Punjab, from 1952 to 1957. Her father Hon’ble Justice Amrit Lal Bahri retired as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court in the year 1994. Justice Ritu did her schooling from Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, and graduation in Economics (Honours.) 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 and Haryana and started practice in Punjab and 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 representing 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.
