Tarlok Singh Chauhan was sworn-in as the Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court

Vijyender Sharma
SHIMLA----Tarlok Singh Chauhan was sworn-in as the Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court today. He was administered oath of Office by the Acting Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir in a simple but impressive ceremony held in the High Court. The Judges of H.P. High Court Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice Rajiv Sharma, Justice V.K. Sharma and Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary were also present on the occasion.

            The Registrar General Sh. A.C. Dogra conducted the proceedings.  He read out the Warrant of appointment issued by the President of India appointing Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan as Additional Judge of the High Court of H.P.

            Justice Chauhan was born in on January 9, 1964 in Rohru. He did schooling from Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and studied law from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of H.P. in the year 1989 and joined the illustrious chamber of the leading Advocate Lala Chhabil Dass.  He practiced relatively all branches of law.  He conducted cases on behalf of various Boards, Corporations, financial institutions, public and private companies, Educational Institutions, cooperative Societies etc. He also remained Standing Counsel-cum-Legal Advisor of HPSEB Ltd. and HP State Civil Supplies Corporation.

            Justice Chauhan has been actively associated with legal aid programmes. He remained Member of various Lok Adalats held in the High Court and Subordinate Courts. He was appointed Amicus Curiae by the High Court in many important cases relating to violation of environmental laws by the Hydel Projects, ropeways etc., ban on plastic and tobacco products, implementation of Solid Waste Management Projects and framing of road construction policy in Himachal Pradesh.

            Lokayukta of H.P. Sh. Lokeshwar Singh Panta, Chairman of the H.P. State Consumer Commission Sh. Surjit Singh, Retired Judges Justice (Retd.) Sh. Bhawani Singh, Justice (Retd.) Sh. D.P. Sood, Justice (Retd.)  Sh. Surinder Singh, Advocate General Sh. Shrawan Dogra, various functionaries of the State government, Registrars of the High Court Sh. Sureshwar Thakur, Sh. Sushil Kukreja, Sh. K.S. Chandel and Sh. Arvind Malhotra, Director of the H.P. Judicial Academy Sh. C.B. Barowalia and Member Secretary of the HP State Legal Services Authority Sh. Virender Singh along with a large number of Bar and staff members were also present on the occasion.