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| name = Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia<br />
| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Himachal Pradesh High Court|30th Chief Justice]] of [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]<br />
| term_start = 29 December 2024<br />
| term_end =<br />
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| nominator = [[D. Y. Chandrachud]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Rajiv Shakdher]]<br>[[Tarlok Singh Chauhan]] (acting)<br />
| successor = <br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|11|1|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| alma_mater = [[DAV College, Chandigarh]]<br/>[[Panjab University]]<br />
| office2 = [[Judge]] of [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />
| nominator2 = [[S. H. Kapadia]]<br />
| term_start2 = 30 September 2011<br />
| term_end2 = 28 December 2024<br>{{small|Acting CJ: 4 February 2024 – 8 July 2024}}<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B. A.]] (Hons.)<br />
| parents = [[Surjit Singh Sandhawalia]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia''' (born 1 November 1965) is an Indian judge. He served as Chief Justice of [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/justice-gurmeet-sandhawalia-is-new-acting-cj-of-punjab-and-haryana-hc-9141759/|title=Justice Gurmeet Sandhawalia is new acting CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC|date=3 February 2024}}</ref> He previously served as a judge in the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2024 |title=Centre clears appointment of Justice GS Sandhawalia as Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/centre-clears-justice-gs-sandhawalia-himachal-pradesh-high-court-chief-justice |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=Bar & Bench}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
G. S. Sandhawalia was born on 1 November 1965.<br />
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His father [[Surjit Singh Sandhawalia]] was Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from 1978 to 1983, and of the [[Patna High Court]] from 1983 to 1987<br />
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He did his B.A. (Hons.) from [[DAV College, Chandigarh]] in 1986 and his L.L.B from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh]] in 1989.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
He enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh in August in the same year. He handled criminal, civil, service, land acquisition and constitutional law as a private advocate, besides serving on judicial panels. He was a sportsman during his college days representing his College and University in tennis.<br />
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He was elevated to the Bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 30 September 2011, as an additional Judge and later confirmed as permanent judge on 24 January 2014.<br />
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He served as the Executive Chairman of the Punjab State Legal Services Authority. He became Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 4 February 2024 and remained until the appointment of [[Sheel Nagu]] as permanent chief justice on 8 July 2024.<br />
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On 11 July 2024, a Supreme Court collegium led by then CJI [[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud]] recommended his elevation as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of Chief Justices of High Courts of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras and Meghalaya. |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4972d133619a60c30f3559e/uploads/2024/07/2024071151.pdf |website=cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in}}</ref> but later suppressed that resolution and in its resolution dated 17 September 2024 recommended his appointment as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-17 |title=SC collegium recommends Justice GS Sandhawalia as Himachal HC chief justice |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/sc-collegium-recommends-justice-gs-sandhawalia-as-himachal-hc-chief-justice/articleshow/113435759.cms |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Central Government cleared his appointment on 25 December 2024 and he assumed the position as Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh on 29 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia sworn in as new chief justice of Himachal HC |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/himachal-pradesh/justice-gurmeet-singh-sandhawalia-sworn-in-as-new-chief-justice-of-himachal-hc-3335527 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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