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Nirmal Singh (judge)

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Justice
Nirmal Singh
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Succeeded byGurpreet Singh
ConstituencyBassi Pathana
Jammu & Kashmir High Court
In office
18 March 2005 – 06 September 2009
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
12 May 2000 – 17 March 2005
Nominated byAdarsh Sein Anand
Appointed byK.R. Narayanan
Personal details
Born(1947-09-06)6 September 1947
Rampur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
NationalityIndian
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal (2009-2020), Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) (2020-Present)
SpouseParamjit Kaur Gulshan
RelationsDhanna Singh Gulshan (father-in-law)
Children2 daughters
Residence(s)Model Town, Phase-1, Bathinda

Justice Nirmal Singh is an Indian politician and former high court judge.

Early life

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Nirmal Singh was born to Sardar Gurdial Singh and Bachan Kaur at Rampur, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab.[1]

In 1964 he completed matriculation from National High School (Balahri Kalan), in 1969 he did B.A. and in 1972 completed his LLB from Panjab University.[2]

He is married to Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, daughter of Dhanna singh Gulshan. Both his wife and father-in-law were Members of Parliament and Union Minister.[3][4]

Judge career

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In 1996 he became District & Session Judge and also served as D & SJ, Vigilance, Punjab.

In 2000 he became a permanent judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court and served till 2005.[5] He was then appointed judge of Jammu & Kashmir High Court and then he retired in 2009.[6]

Political career

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He then joined Shiromani Akali Dal and was elected to the 2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from newly created Bassi Pathana assembly constituency.[7][8] He also fought in 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from Chakaur Sahib constituency but lost to Charanjit Singh Channi.[9]

He joined Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's group alleging SAD was promoting caste-based discrimination and differences with interstate water disputes. Later he was expelled from the party and he joined Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic).[10]

Chairman of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes and Member of Committee on Privileges and House Committee of Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is also a life member of The Indian Council of Arbitration and Interstate Water Disputes Tribunal. He also attended Conference on Women Empowerment in Bangladesh.[11]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

References

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  1. ^ IP Singh (11 December 2016). "Hans shift exposes Dalit politics fault lines again | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nirmal Singh(SAD):Constituency- BASSI PATHANA (SC)(FATEHGARH SAHIB) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "SAD releases third list of 10 candidates : Husband of Paramjit Kaur Gulshan Justice (Retd.) Nirmal Singh candidates from Bassi Pathana". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Tough choice for Congress, ex-MLA Shant eyes SAD nod". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Former Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana". www.highcourtchd.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir High Court". www.jkhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. ^ "MLA report card: Kuljit Singh Nagra and Nirmal Singh". Hindustan Times. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. ^ Service, Tribune News. "'Outsider' tilt in Bassi Pathana". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Two MLAs, doctor lock horns in Chamkaur Sahib". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ Service, Tribune News. "SAD ex-MLA Justice Nirmal Singh joins Dhindsa". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Members". www.punjabassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2020.