The strength of Judges in Punjab and Haryana High Court saw a rise with swearing in of Justice Sudip Ahluwalia as a Judge. The Acting Chief Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar sworn in Justice Sudip Ahluwalia, besides swearing in nine Judges as Permanent Judges of the High Court.
The judges to be sworn as permanent are Justice Raj Mohan Singh, Justice Amit Rawal, Justice Deepak Sibal, Justice Hari Pal Verma, Justice Raj Rahul Garg, Justice Gurmit Ram, Justice Sneh Prashar, Justice Darshan Singh and Justice Shekher Kumar Dhawan.
Justice Ahluwalia was transferred from the Calcutta High Court. Elevated to the High Court Bench in October 2013, Justice Ahluwalia had done his graduation in Humanities from Punjabi University.