10 judicial officers appointed as Additional Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court
The newly appointed Additional Judges are: Virinder Aggarwal, Mandeep Pannu, Amarinder Singh Grewal, Parmod Goyal, Rupinderjit Chahal, Shalini Singh Nagpal, Subhash Mehla, Surya Partap Singh, Aradhna Sawhney, and Yashvir Singh Rathor.
The appointments were announced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, who shared the list on social media.
Under Article 224, Additional Judges are appointed for a term of two years to help manage rising caseloads and vacancies. Based on performance and requirement, they are made permanent judges later.
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