Justice Sabina to be acting Chief Justice of HP HC [Read Press Release]

NEW DELHI: The Union government on Friday notified the appointment of Justice Sabina as acting chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint, Smt Justice Sabina, senior-most judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 21.01.2023 consequent upon the retirement of Justice Amjad Ahtesham Sayed, Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court," a press release stated.

Born on April 20, 1961, Justice Sabina was unanimously selected as Joint Secretary of Bar Association of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the year 1986, years after enrolling herself as advocate. Thereafter, she joined as Additional District Judge on January 21, 1997.

Subsequently, she became sessions judge in September, 2004. She was elevated as an Additional Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 12, 2008 and permanent judge on February 23, 2010.

On April 11, 2016, she was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court. She was again shifted to the  Himachal Pradesh High Court on October 08, 2021.

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