Nirmal Singh (judge)
Indian politician and judge
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Justice Nirmal Singh is an Indian politician and former high court judge.
Justice Nirmal Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Gurpreet Singh |
| Constituency | Bassi Pathana |
| Jammu & Kashmir High Court | |
| In office 18 March 2005 – 06 September 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 12 May 2000 – 17 March 2005 | |
| Nominated by | Adarsh Sein Anand |
| Appointed by | K.R. Narayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1947 Rampur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal (2009-2020), Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) (2020-Present) |
| Spouse | Paramjit Kaur Gulshan |
| Relations | Dhanna Singh Gulshan (father-in-law) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Early life
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
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
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]