Advocate Sartej Singh Narula has been elected president of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket Bar Affiliation (PHHCBA) for the 2025-26 session after securing 1,781 votes.
A complete of seven advocates contested for the highest place, together with former PHHCBA president Vikas Malik, together with Advocates Anil Pal Singh Shergill, Ravinder Singh Randhawa, Chouhan Satvinder Singh Sisodia, Nirbhay Garg, and Dr. Kanu Sharma. Narula gained by defeating his closest contender, Ravinder Singh Randhawa, by 377 votes, whereas Vikas Malik trailed with 816 votes—dropping to Narula by a margin of 965 votes.
Within the earlier 2024-25 session, Vikas Malik had secured the president’s publish with 1,536 votes. Nevertheless, just a few months into his tenure, the cost was transferred to the vp, who acted as president following controversies surrounding Malik.
After his victory, Narula expressed gratitude to Bar members and pledged to reinforce the affiliation’s status and strengthen Bar-Bench relations. He emphasised the significance of dignity and respect for fellow advocates and promised to create a supportive surroundings for younger legal professionals. He additionally outlined key initiatives, together with enhancing consumer assembly areas, addressing parking points, and increasing the women’ bar room. Moreover, he pledged to ascertain a committee for the prevention of office sexual harassment, streamline e-filing processes, and guarantee easy case hearings within the courts.
Different elected workplace bearers of PHHCBA
Advocate Nilesh Bhardwaj gained the vp’s publish with 1,501 votes, defeating Gaurav Gurcharan Singh Rai by 437 votes. Within the race for secretary, Advocate Gagandeep Jammu emerged victorious with 1,411 votes, surpassing Manvinder Singh Dalal (962 votes) and Parampreet Singh Bajwa (760 votes).
The joint secretary place was secured by Bhagyashri Setia, who gained with 2,053 votes towards Dr. Kirandeep Kaur, who obtained 1,733 votes. In the meantime, Advocate Harvinder Singh Maan clinched the treasurer’s publish by defeating Satnam Singh with a margin of 869 votes.
In line with an official from the PHHCBA Election Committee, out of 4,974 complete voters, 4,315 solid their votes. The outcomes for the Government Committee (Under 10 years and Above 10 years) can be introduced on Saturday.
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Advocate Ashok Chauhan elected DBA Chandigarh president for fifth time
Within the District Bar Affiliation (DBA) elections, Advocate Ashok Chauhan secured the place of president for the fifth time, defeating his contender, Sunil Toni.
The vp’s publish was gained by Advocate Sandeep Gujjar, whereas Advocate Amish Sharma secured the secretary’s place by defeating Vivek Mohan Sharma. Advocate Mandeep Singh Kaler was elected treasurer.
As of the submitting of this report, official affirmation of the DBA Chandigarh election outcomes was nonetheless awaited.
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