Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Surjit Singh Sandhawalia | |
|---|---|
| 19th Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 29 November 1983 – 27 July 1987 | |
| Nominated by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Zail Singh |
| Preceded by | Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwati Prasad Jha |
| 12th Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 17 July 1978 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Nominated by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Preceded by | Anand Dev Koshal |
| Succeeded by | Prem Chand Jain |
| Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 28 May 1968 – 16 July 1978 | |
| Nominated by | M. Hidayatullah |
| Appointed by | Zakir Husain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1925 Lyallpur, Pakistan |
| Died | 16 November 2007 (aged 82) |
| Children | Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia |
| Education | B. A. (Hons.), L. L. B. |
Surjit Singh Sandhawalia (27 July 1925 – 16 November 2007) was an Indian jurist who served as chief justice of two high courts of India. He was chief justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court from July 1978 to November 1983 and of the Patna High Court from 1983 to 1987. Sandhawalia was the acting Governor for the state of Haryana during 1979-80.[1] He was also the acting Governor of Punjab in February 1983.[2][3][4][5]
References
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- ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1983). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 945. Retrieved 5 April 2021.