Chandigarh, October 9

The President today appointed Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court — one of the oldest in India. The oath ceremony is expected to be held on Monday. The appointment comes less than a month after the Supreme Court collegium cleared his name for elevation.

Justice Bindal is the senior-most judge of the Punjab and Haryana HC and is currently the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC. Among other important cases, Justice Bindal had headed the five-Judge Bench that delivered verdict on the Kolkata post-poll violence. Justice Bindal was Acting Chief Justice of the Jamp;K High Court prior to this.

Justice Bindal was recently appointed as chairperson of a committee constituted by the SC’s e-committee to formulate modern electronic registers for use by the district judiciary across the country. The effort was to replace all manual registers or paper records. As chairman of a committee constituted by National Legal Services Authority, Justice Bindal has already submitted a report on optimal use of technology.

Known for his proficiency in brining justice closer to people through computerisation, Justice Bindal was instrumental in launching a unique project, in which the post offices in Jamp;K help deliver justice. The project uses the pre-existent postal system in 11 districts to allow citizens to register their disputes through the local post offices as well as common service centres. — TNS

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