Former Supreme Court docket choose Harjit Singh Bedi handed away on Thursday night. He had been ailing for some time. His cremation will happen on Friday in Chandigarh.
The Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket Bar Affiliation knowledgeable its members, stating:
“With profound grief and sorrow, it’s to tell that Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S. Bedi [Former Judge of Supreme Court of India, Former Chief Justice of High Court of Bombay and Former Acting Chief Justice of this High Court], father of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi, has left for his heavenly abode.”
As a mark of respect, attorneys on the Excessive Court docket will abstain from work after 1 PM on Friday.
Born on September 5, 1946, Justice Bedi was the son of Justice Tikka Jagjit Singh Bedi, a choose of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket. He studied at Bishop Cotton College, Shimla, finishing his Senior Cambridge in 1962.
Justice Bedi started his authorized profession on July 17, 1972, enrolling with the Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana. He was a part-time legislation lecturer from 1974 to 1983 and served as Deputy Advocate Normal of Punjab from 1983 to 1987. He was designated Senior Advocate in 1987 and labored as Extra Advocate Normal till 1989 earlier than turning into Punjab’s Advocate Normal in 1990.
He was appointed as an Extra Decide of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket on March 15, 1991, turning into a everlasting choose on July 8, 1992. In 2006, he grew to become Chief Justice of the Bombay Excessive Court docket and was elevated to the Supreme Court docket on January 12, 2007. He retired on September 5, 2011.
In 2012, Justice Bedi was appointed Chairman of the Monitoring Authority by the Supreme Court docket to look at circumstances of alleged faux encounters in Gujarat. In his report, he advisable additional probes into three of the 17 circumstances he reviewed.
Justice Bedi is survived by his spouse, son Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi, and daughter-in-law Shruti Bedi, director of the College Institute of Authorized Research.
