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Advocate Tanuj Goyal appointed to High Court Legal Services Committee panel
Creating new dimensions through the confluence of public interest, social service and law
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, April 22, 2025: Advocate Tanuj Goyal, a young advocate honored by the United Nations for raising issues related to social concerns, human rights and public interest with courage and dedication, has been appointed to the Legal Aid Council Panel of the High Court Legal Services Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh. This appointment is a testimony to his legal knowledge, social commitment and immense dedication towards public service.
This appointment has been made with the objective of providing free legal aid to the needy and economically weaker sections. Through this new role, Tanuj Goyal has moved forward with the resolve to deliver justice to the last person in the society.Advocate Tanuj Goyal is not only a hardworking advocate but is also known as a dedicated social worker, author and youth motivator.
He has been promoting the nationwide blood donation campaign through the organization Friends to Help for years and has donated blood 37 times so far and is inspiring the youth across the country for social service.
Ever since he entered the field of advocacy, he has given a strong voice to the problems of the common man. Arrangement of traffic lights, demand for basic amenities at railway stations, expansion of digital payment system – there are many such public interest issues which he has raised effectively.
His social activism got further recognition when he was nominated as a member of the State Executive Committee of Haryana State Red Cross Society by His Excellency the Governor.
He has been discharging this responsibility for the last two years and working for the weaker sections of the society.Apart from this, he is currently serving as the Chief Legal Advisor in Maharaja Agrasen University, Himachal Pradesh.
Other achievements of Advocate Tanuj Goyal include:
• Appointment by Election Department, Haryana as Election Brand Ambassador of Fatehabad District (2019).
• Being awarded an Honorary Doctorate by an international organization in Belgium (Europe).
• Selected in the category of “Distinguished Alumnus” by Panjab University, Chandigarh (Sector-11 College).
• Receiving the Governor’s Award from Bharat Scouts and Guides.
• As a young writer and poet, writing under the name of “Tanuj Ki Kalam”.
With this new appointment, Advocate Tanuj Goyal will now be working for pro bono legal aid at the High Court level, thereby making access to justice more effective and accessible.
Advocate Tanuj Goyal says –
"I am proud that I can serve my region, state and country through legal and social means. For me, this is a responsibility as well as a sadhana. My dream is that no citizen, no matter how deprived, should be deprived of justice. This appointment is another opportunity for me to serve. Justice is not only the right of the capable but also of every needy. I will fulfill this responsibility with dedication."