Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Jaswant Singh | |
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| 7th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court | |
| In office 15 February 2023 – 22 February 2023 | |
| Nominated by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
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| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Orissa High Court | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 14 February 2023 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 5 December 2007 – 7 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1961 Rohtak, Haryana |
| Education | LL.B and MBA |
| Alma mater | Maharshi Dayanand University |
Jaswant Singh (born 23 February 1961) is an Indian judge. He is a former Chief Justice of Tripura High Court and Judge of Orissa High Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Born on 23 February 1961 at Rohtak, Haryana. He graduated in arts in 1980. He took his Law degree and Master of Business Administration from Maharshi Dayanand University. He was enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1986. In 1988, he started his practice in Punjab and Haryana High Court. He has served as the Additional Advocate General in the office of Advocate General, Haryana. He was elevated as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 5 December 2007. He was transferred as Judge of Orissa High Court on 8 October 2021.[2]
In September 2022, Supreme court collegium led by CJI Uday Umesh Lalit recommended him to be appointed as chief justice of Orissa High Court[3] but government did not clear this recommendation and subsequently collegium withdrew this recommendation in January 2023.[4] In February 2023 fresh recommendation was made to appoint him as chief justice of Tripura High Court[5] and he was finally appointed as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court on 15 February 2023 and retired on 22 February 2023 after serving brief tenure of merely 8 days.[6][7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Welcome to High Court of Tripura". thc.nic.in. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "[BREAKING] Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Jaswant Singh as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court". Bar & Bench. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Biswas, Ramakanta. "Orissa High Court to get new Chief Justice, incumbent CJ S Muralidhar transferred to Madras HC". odishatv.in. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "SC Collegium Recalls Recommendation to Make Justice Jaswant Singh Orissa Chief Justice". The Wire. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ Leaflet, The (9 February 2023). "Supreme Court Collegium makes recommendations for appointments of Chief Justices at Patna, Gauhati, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura High Courts". The Leaflet. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ www.ETLegalWorld.com. "Justice Jaswant Singh to serve as CJ of Tripura HC only for 8 days". ETLegalWorld.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ NETWORK, LIVELAW NEWS (8 February 2023). "Collegium Makes Additional Proposal For Tripura HC CJ, As Judge Recommended Earlier Will Retire In 2 Weeks". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 20 April 2026.