Bawa Singh Walia
Hon'ble Justice Bawa Singh Walia | |
|---|---|
| Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 2015–2017 | |
| Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 2017–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jalandhar, Punjab |
Bawa Singh Walia is a former Indian judge. He has served in the High Courts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and Punjab and Haryana as a judge. He also held the post of Additional Solicitor General of Punjab.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Walia was born on 28 August in 1961 at Jalandhar, Punjab.[5][6]
Education
He completed the degree of B.A., LL.B. and became an advocate.[6]
Career
He enrolled as an advocate on September 14, 1985 and practiced on the Constitutional, Service, Criminal and Arbitration side. On the behalf of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, he conducted cases and was also appointed the Additional Advocate General of Punjab on November 1, 2012. Besides that, he was also the Legal Advisor and Retainer for various organizations including Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation.[6]
In the High court, he was first appointed at the Punjab and Haryana High Court as an additional judge. Afterwards, he was posted as a judge at the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in 2015. Again, he was posted back to his parent High Court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court as a judge after 2017. He retired in 2023.[3][7][5][8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "HC gets 12 new judges". The Times of India. 26 September 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "12 new judges to take oath in HC today". The Times of India. 25 September 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Justice BS Walia transfer to parent High Court - The News Now". archive.thenewsnow.co.in. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Year, 2017 | Department of Justice | India". Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b Gambhir, Ashutosh (3 September 2017). "Justice Bawa Singh Walia of J&K HC moves back to Punjab and Haryana HC". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b c .gov.in, S3waas (1 November 2014). "Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts..." (PDF). cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court". jkhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court". jkhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 27 April 2025.