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Punjab and Haryana High Court retired judges list Harmohinder Kaur Sandhu.

Justice Harmohinder Kaur sandhu was the first lady judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court who was elevated to the bench on 15th March 1991.Born in Rohtak District now in Haryana in 1932 on 28 November. Passed her matriculation from Government school Hoshiarpur and then later on graduated from Punjab University College Hoshiarpur, she joined law College affiliated with Punjab University at Jalandhar which was the only law college in Punjab Haryana and Himachal because at that time it was joint Punjab. After completing her LLB degree she gave a competition exam for judicial services, she cracked that examination in the year 1958 and subsequently joined as first lady sub judge of joint Punjab at Ludhiana which was a district headquarter. There after she served as senior sub judge, chief judicial magistrate and later on promoted to additional session judge. In 1982 she was given charge as full fledged head of district on judicial side. She was appointed District and sessions judge of Faridkot and in this capacity she served at Faridkot Sangrur and Chandigarh. 1989 she was transferred to Chandigarh as session judge and in the month of March 1991 she was elevated as judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court situated at Chandigarh. She created history by becoming the first lady judge of Punjab and Haryana high court, prior to that it was exclusively male domain. She remained judge till November 1994.

After retirement she was again appointed as chairman dealer selection board of Indian oil corporation in the year 1998. In the year 2000 she was appointed as head of the one man commission looking into the irregularities committed in Punjab wireless (PUNWIRE) limited mohali and submitted her report in stipulated time given by the then akali government.

She also conducted various arbitration matters/ cases from the year 2000 to 2005. In 2008 permanent lok Adalats were formed in Punjab and Haryana High Court and she served as a one of the members and presiding officer of that. Now she is leading a peaceful retired life in serene environment of her Panchkula residence