One of the most revered position, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar is the newly appointed Chief Justice of West Bengal. A man of principles, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was born in the year 1949 on 7th of June. At a tender age of twelve, the Chief Justice went to England to pursue his studies and did his graduation in Law from the University of London in 1972.
Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar started his career as a advocate in the Bar Council of London. However, his attachment to his mother land brought him back to India and he was appointed as the advocate of Punjab and Haryana Court from 28th of April, 1977. Thereafter, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar never looked back in his career. He served as a advocate in the District Courts, the Departmental Authorities, and Central Administrative Tribunals of Chandigarh. The eminent Justice also worked as a Standing Counsel to the several nationalizes banks, Universities and Governmental Organizations and acquired vast expanse of knowledge and experience.
In 1989 Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was promoted to the post of the Senior Advocate. The eminent Jurist served in the High Courts of Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Punjab as Additional Judge where he is known to have delivered landmark judgments on various important issues. Realizing his vast potentialities, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was elevated to the post of acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana Court. However all his hard work was crowned with glory when Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was awarded the post of the Chief Justice of West Bengal on the 7th of March in the year 2007.
As the Chief Justice of West Bengal, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar took several landmark decisions that exposed his true potentialities and helped in the restoration of peace in the state as well
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