May 30, 2019

A felicitation function in the honour of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh

            Vijyender Sharma

SHIMLA----- A felicitation function in the honour of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary, the Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh, was organised today in the High Court by the High Court Staff welfare Organisation. The Judges of H.P. High Court Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sureshwar Thakur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anoop Chitkara and Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua also were present on the occasion.

            Shri Devender Chopra, President, High Court Staff Welfare Organisation honoured Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary with the Himachali caps and   presented flower bouquets to them while Shri Rajesh Sharma, General Secretary of the Organisation honoured them with the shawls.

            Speaking on the occasion, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary thanked Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant for his guidance and  benevolence and said that High Court of Himachal Pradesh will have its guardian (in Justice Surya Kant) for a long time in the Apex Court. In his address, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant said that his tenure as Chief Justice in High Court of Himachal Pradesh has been most memorable. He said that the role of the staff in dispensing justice is vital and called the staff as invisible pillar of the justice delivery system besides the Bench and the Bar. He thanked  everyone for their affection and co-operation.

            The Registrar General and other Registrars of High Court were among those present on the occasion apart from the officers and officials of the Registry.


No comments: