Rajesh Bindal Explained

Rajesh Bindal
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Termstart:13 February 2023
Nominator:Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointer:Droupadi Murmu
Office1:Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
Termstart1:11 October 2021
Termend1:12 February 2023
Appointer1:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator1:N. V. Ramana
Office2:Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court
Status2:Acting
Term Start2:29 April 2021
Termend2:10 October 2021
Appointer2:Ram Nath Kovind
Predecessor2:T. B. Radhakrishnan
Office3:Judge of the Calcutta High Court
Termstart3:5 January 2021
Termend3:28 April 2021
Appointer3:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator3:Sharad Arvind Bobde
Office4:Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Status4:Acting
Successor4:Pankaj Mithal
Predecessor4:Gita Mittal
Termstart4:9 December 2020
Termend4:4 January 2021
Appointer4:Ram Nath Kovind
Office5:Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Termstart5:19 November 2018
Termend5:8 December 2020
Office6:Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Termstart6:22 March 2006
Termend6:18 November 2018
Appointer5:Ram Nath Kovind
Appointer6:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Nominator5:Ranjan Gogoi
Nominator6:Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Birth Date:16 April 1961
Birth Place:Ambala, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana)
Alma Mater:Kurukshetra University

Rajesh Bindal (born 16 April 1961) is a judge of Supreme Court of India. He is the former chief justice of Allahabad High Court. He has also earlier served as the acting chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and the Calcutta High Court.

Career

Bindal was appointed a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2006.[1] On 11 November, he was recommended for a transfer to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the common high court for the union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.[2]

On 9 December 2020, Bindal was appointed by the President of India to serve as the acting chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court following the retirement of Gita Mittal.[3] On 5 January 2021, following the elevation of Justice Pankaj Mithal as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Bindal was transferred as a Judge to the Calcutta High Court.[4] Following the retirement of T. B. Radhakrishnan, he was appointed by the president to serve as the acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on 29 April.[5]

He was elevated as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 11 October 2021.

Notable judgements

Promotion reservations

Bindal was on the two judge bench along with justice B.S. Walia which quashed the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006. The legislation granted 20% reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in C and D category government services and 14% in A and B category government services.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upadhyay. Sparsh. 2021-06-27. Bar Council Of West Bengal Writes To CJI Seeking Removal Of Calcutta HC Acting CJ Rajesh Bindal. 2021-06-27. Live Law. en.
  2. Web site: 2018-11-11. Chandigarh Bureau. Chandigarh: Justice Rajesh Bindal transferred to J&K HC. 2021-06-27. The Indian Express. en.
  3. Web site: Vishwanath. Apurva. 2020-12-09. J&K High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal retires. 2021-06-27. The Indian Express. en.
  4. News: 1 January 2021. Justice Pankaj Mithal appointed CJ J&K, Ladakh. 2021-06-27. Greater Kashmir. Press Trust of India. en.
  5. News: 2021-04-28. Rajesh Bindal appointed acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-06-27. 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: 2018-02-21. Chandigarh correspondent. HC quashes provisions of Punjab law on accelerated promotions to SCs. 2021-06-27. Hindustan Times. en.