2 HC Judges administered oath of office

Two senior advocates, Jiya Lal Bhardwaj and Romesh Verma, were sworn as Judges of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh today. They were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia in a simple, but impressive ceremony held at the High Court at Shimla.

Registrar General Bhupesh Sharma conducted the proceedings. He read out the warrant of appointment issued by the President, appointing Jiya Lal Bhardwaj as Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. Afterwards, the warrant of appointment issued by the President appointing Romesh Verma as Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh was read out.

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj was born on August 20, 1969 and began his legal practice in 1994 in the chamber of senior advocate Arun Kumar Goel, who later served as a Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Romesh Verma was born on May 7, 1974 and started his legal practice in 1999 under the guidance of his father and senior advocate Ghanshyam Dass Verma.

Both have been practising before the Himachal Pradesh High Court for a long period and possess expertise across all branches of law.