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Justice GS Sandhawalia will be the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended his name to the Central Government. He is the senior-most judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was appointed Punjab and Haryana High Court judge on 30 September 2011. The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier recommended the appointment of Justice Rajiv Shakdhar as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on the transfer of the Chief Justice of the state High Court, MS Ramachandra Rao. Justice Rajiv Shakdhar is due to retire from the Delhi High Court on October 18, 2024.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended that Justice GS Sandhawalia be appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh after Justice Rajiv Shakdhar retires on October 18, 2024. This repeals the previous recommendation made on July 11, 2024.
