Ranjan Sharma, Bipin Chander Negi And Rakesh Kainthla Sworn In As Himachal HC Judges

Ranjan Sharma, Bipin Chander Negi and Rakesh Kainthla have been recently sworn in as the Judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

The oath ceremony was presided over by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Raj Bhawan.

Furthermore, the event was attended by Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Chief Justice Mamidanna Satya Ramachandra Rao.

The Chief Secretary, Prabodh Saxena, conducted the oath ceremony and read out the warrant of appointment issued by the President of India regarding their appointment to the High Court.

Secretary to the Governor Rajesh Sharma obtained the signature of the Governor and the newly appointed Judges on the oath form.

Among the attendees at the ceremony were Lady Governor Janki Shukla, Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Education Minister, Rohit Thakur, Public Works Minister, Vikramaditya Singh, Mayor, Surender Chauhan, Judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Chairperson, Human Rights Commission, Justice P.S. Rana, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Sanjay Awasthi, MLA, Sudhir Sharma and Kewal Singh Pathania, Advocate General, Anup Rattan, Chairmen and Members of various Boards and Corporations, DGP Sanjay Kundu, senior judicial, civil and police officers and other prominent people were present at that auspicious occasion.

Justice Ranjan Sharma, born on August 21, 1968 and hails from Dharamshala, District Kangra. He completed his schooling at Government School Dharamshala and earned a gold medal in LL. B from Rohtak University. He was enrolled as an advocate in December 1991 and designated as a Senior Advocate in March 2019. Throughout his career, Justice Ranjan Sharma has practiced in various fields of law.

Justice Bipin Chander Negi, though belongs from district Kinnaur, was born at Dharamshala in District Kangra. He did his schooling from St. Edward’s School, Shimla, and Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi. He obtained his B.A. Economics (Honours) from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and L.L.B. from H.P University, Shimla. He was enrolled as an Advocate in 1994 and designated as a Senior Advocate in 2015. Justice Bipin Chander Negi has practiced in diverse fields of law.

Justice Rakesh Kainthla was born on May 23, 1968, in Shimla. He completed his schooling from D.A.V. School, Lakkar Bazar, and graduated from Government College, Sanjauli, Shimla. He obtained his LL.B. from H.P. University, Shimla, in 1991 and was enrolled as an Advocate in the same year. He has practiced in various fields of law and achieved top rankings in the Himachal Judicial Service Examination in 1995 as well as the Limited Competitive Examination of Judicial Officers in 2010. Before becoming a Judge of the H.P. High Court, Rakesh Kainthla served as an Additional District & Sessions Judge and held various other judicial roles in Himachal Pradesh, including District and Sessions Judge in Mandi.

Previously, he has served as Judicial Officer in the different Civil and Sessions Division in Himachal Pradesh. Before elevation as the Judge of H.P. High Court, Rakesh Kainthla was posted as District and Sessions Judge Mandi.