Advocate whose name was once rejected by SC for HC judgeship is appointed as new AG Punjab
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ October 5,2023
Punjab government has appointed Gurminder Singh Garry, a senior advocate as the new advocate general (AG) Punjab.
This might be the first time in the history of Punjab that an AG is removed or asked to resign due to poor performance.
The new AG Punjab’s appointment is shared by the chief minister Bhagwant Mann.
ਅੱਜ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਦੀ ਅਹਿਮ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਸੱਦੀ ਗਈ….ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਵੇਂ AG ਨੂੰ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਵਲੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ…ਨਵੇਂ AG ਵਜੋਂ ਗੁਰਮਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ…
ਨਾਲ ਹੀ SYL ਦੇ ਮਸਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਲੈਕੇ ਵੀ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ‘ਚ ਚਰਚਾ ਹੋਈ…ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਕੀਮਤ ‘ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਬੂੰਦ ਵੀ ਵਾਧੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸੂਬੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ… pic.twitter.com/9XJbfr1qf1— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) October 5, 2023
As per available information, Punjab and Haryana high court collegiums had send the name of Gurminder Singh Garry, the new advocate general (AG) Punjab for for elevation as high court judge, had been rejected by the Supreme Court in 2013. That year Manisha Gandhi, Girish Agnihotri, Vinod Ghai, BS Rana, Gurminder Singh and Raj Karan Singh Brar was sent and no one was appointed as HC Judge. Justices SK Mittal and Jasbir Singh were part of the high court collegium that had recommended names in March this year when now Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri was the HC chief justice.
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Garry, 56, a first generation lawyer has done his LLB (Law Degree) in 1989 from Punjab University Chandigarh and designated as Senior Advocate in January 2014.
He has been practicing before various High Courts at Chandigarh, Delhi, Shimla etc. since 1989.
He has apoeared and argued many contentious matters before the Supreme Court in Special Leave Petitions, Writ Petitions and Civil Appeals now for over 34+ years.
His area of practice covers constitutional, commercial, tender, service, arbitration, and criminal matters among others. He through his years at the bar, has represented high-profile governmental and non-governmental clients. Amongst others, he has remained standing counsel for Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Union Service Public Commission, Punjab Vidhan Sabha and other Boards and Corporations of the State.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has appointed him as the Amicus Curaie in various Public Interest Litigations. He has also conducted pro bono litigation espousing the causes relating disadvantaged sections of society.
Apart from having vast experience of private and institutional litigation, Gurminder Singh has held the office of Assistant Advocate General, Punjab and thereafter, remained Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. He was appointed Additional Advocate General and worked as such till March, 2008.
