Door open to all, says new Chief Justice

A Full Court Welcome Address was held today in the High Court to welcome the new Chief Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who was today sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Raj Bhawan.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice Rajiv Shakdher said that his door is open to redress the grievances of all without any discrimination.

In his welcome address, Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan said that it is a matter of great privilege and honour to welcome Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who has been given the responsibility to head this High Court in the beautiful state of Himachal Pradesh, also known as Dev Bhumi.

He further said that Justice Rajiv Shakdher has delivered a number of landmark judgments. He is acknowledged for his intelligence, integrity and hard work. He further said that Justice Shakdher has maintained consistency and momentum to clear the backlog of cases in whatever roster he was assigned. He is known to be a very pleasant Judge, who always made it a point to give patient hearing to the parties.

Justice Chauhan further said that Justice Shakdher was inducted into several committees as chairman or member by the e-Committee, Supreme Court of India, to contribute on diverse subjects i.e. Updation of Baseline Report on Human Resource Development Strategy, Privacy and Data Security, Neutral Citation and Monitoring & Implementation of e-courts, Mobile APP of High Court of Delhi, Online RTI Portal in Delhi High Court, etc. Justice Chauhan assured the Chief Justice unflinching support on behalf of sister and brother Judges and on behalf of entire judicial fraternity.

Anup Kumar Rattan, Advocate General, welcomed the Chief Justice and said that the High Court would be enriched by the vast and varied experience of the Chief Justice. Apart from him, Lovneesh Kanwar, chairman, Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh, Dalip Singh Kaisth, president, bar association, HP High Court, and Balram Sharma, Deputy Solicitor General of India, also spoke on the occasion.

After taking oath at Raj Bhawan, the Chief Justice was given Red Carpet Welcome and Guard of Honour on the High Court premises.

Judges of High Court Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Justice Sandeep Sharma, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua and Justice Satyen Vaidya, Justice Sushil Kukreja, Justice Virender Singh, Justice Ranjan Sharma, Justice Bipin Chander Negi and Justice Rakesh Kainthla were also present on the occasion.