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    Hon’ble Mr. Justice Alok Jain

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    • Designation: Administrative Judge

    His Lordship was born on 26th January, 1975 to Smt. Sanyogita Jain and Sh. Avinash Chander Jain at Chandigarh. He belongs to a family of lawyers. His Great Grandfather was in Civil Services and was appointed as a Judicial Member of Chamba Court. His Grandfather late Sh. D.D. Jain, was a reputed criminal lawyer and was one of the early members of the Bar Association of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. His father Sh. Avinash Chander Jain is a practising lawyer, who has put in more than 50 years in the profession.

    His Lordship has completed his school from Chandigarh and holds a B.Com Degree from G.G.D.S.D. College, Sector 32-C, Chandigarh. After which, he proceeded to do his LLB from Punjabi University, Patiala in the years 1996-1999.He was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in the year 1999. His Lordship began his practice as a lawyer in the District Court, Chandigarh for six months before shifting to the Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh. His area of litigation pertained to Constitutional, Service, Arbitration, Company and all kinds of Civil matters. He had also assisted in Full Bench proceedings.

    His Lordship was appointed as Counsel for the Official Liquidator attached with the Punjab and Haryana High Court and many more organizations. He was appointed as Senior Panel Counsel for the Union of India in the year 2014 and thereafter gained invaluable experience of dealing with various complicated matters of various Ministries. He was also empanelled with PGIMER, Chandigarh.

    His Lordship was elevated as an Additional Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh on August 16, 2022.