His Lordship was born on September 5, 1946. He belongs to a family of Agriculturists from Montgomery, now in Pakistan. His father Tikka Jagjit Singh Bedi was also a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and retired in 1969. His Lordship had his schooling from Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and did his Senior Cambridge in 1962. He was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana on July 17, 1972 and practiced in Criminal, Writ and Civil matters. He also worked as Deputy Advocate General; Additional Advocate General and Advocate General, Punjab and was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1987. His Lordship was also a part time lecturer in the Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh from 1974-1983. His Lordship was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 15, 1991 and as its permanent Judge on July 8, 1992. Appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 3rd October 2006.
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CHIEF JUSTICE MR. HARJIT SINGH BEDI