Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harkesh Manuja

His Lordship was born on 20.04.1972 at Panipat. His father is a reputed lawyer at Panipat. After completing his LL.B. from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak in 1994, his Lordship was enrolled as a member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh, on 02.09.1994. During his period at Bar, he practised in various fields of law such as Civil, Constitutional, Criminal etc. He remained as Honorary Secretary of Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association during 2008-2009. He was appointed as Additional Standing Counsel for Chandigarh Administration on 07.01.2010 and remained till January 2021. Joined as Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on 10.09.2014 and remained as such till 30.06.2017. Also empanelled as an Arbitrator by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for a period of 03 years i.e. w.e.f. 01.06.2018. Remained Standing counsel for AICTE from December 2017 till December 2019 and panel counsel for National Highway Authority of India from December 2020 onwards till elevation. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on August 16, 2022.