Punjab and Haryana High Court recommends 35 Judicial officers for promotion as Additional District Judges
Promotions recommended against 33 existing vacancies and two posts expected to fall vacant by January 2027
Kuljinder Sra
Chandigarh, October 30, 2026: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recommended 35 officers of the Punjab Civil Services (Judicial Branch) for promotion as Additional District and Sessions Judges in Punjab.
The recommendations were conveyed through an official letter dated October 30, 2026, issued by the Registrar General of the High Court to the Additional Chief Secretary, Punjab Government, Department of Justice.
The promotions have been recommended against 33 available vacancies and two anticipated vacancies expected to arise on November 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027. Click the link to read order copy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mdfYDq_YYjh2pbfzJJDqm5nZRGK7yDTO/view?usp=sharing
The appointments are being considered under Rule 7(3)(a) of the Punjab Superior Judicial Service Rules, 2007, on the basis of merit-cum-seniority and successful completion of a suitability test. The recommendations are subject to the rights of senior officers.
The 35 officers recommended for promotion are:
- Pushpa Rani, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Moga
- Ashok Kumar Chauhan, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Fatehgarh Sahib
- Rajwant Kaur, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Pathankot
- Amandeep Singh, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Tarn Taran
- Gurkirpal Singh Sekhon, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Bathinda
- Shilpa, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Mansa
- Surabhi Prashar, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Additional Registrar (Judicial), Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
- Lavdeep Hundal, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Exclusive Court to try NRI cases, Jalandhar
- Munish Garg, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Fatehgarh Sahib
- Gurjit Kaur Dhillon, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehgarh Sahib
- Harpreet Kaur-I, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jalandhar
- Manni Arora, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Barnala
- Shilpi Gupta, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Patiala
- Suman Pathak, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kapurthala
- Himanshi Galhotra, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fazilka
- Rahul Garg, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Rupnagar
- Anish Goyal, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barnala
- Neeraj Kumar Singla, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Sri Muktsar Sahib
- Ashish Thathai, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Sangrur
- Sukhwinder Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar
- Amandeep Kamboj, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Patiala
- Rajwinder Kaur-I, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Mansa
- Anuradha, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Ferozepur
- Parminder Kaur Bains, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Amritsar
- Sushil Bodh, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar
- Rahul Kumar, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Jalandhar
- Ajay Pal Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur
- Amardeep Singh Bains, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Amritsar
- Amandeep, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, SBS Nagar
- Hem Amrit Mahi, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Gurdaspur
- Sonali Singh, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Chandigarh
- Shampy Chaudhary, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot
- Amandeep Kaur-II, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Rupnagar
- Hirdejit Singh, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Secretary, DLSA, Kapurthala
- Roopa Dhaliwal, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sri Muktsar Sahib
The Punjab Government has been requested to issue the formal promotion and appointment orders and communicate the same to the High Court.