Sukhda Pritam

Dr. Sukhda Pritam (born 1 June 1982) is a Judicial Magistrate First Class in the State of Haryana, India. She was appointed in Haryana Cadre in the year 2011. She was born in Kurukshetra district of Haryana. Her father Pritam Pal has retired as Judge from the Punjab and Haryana High Court situated in Chandigarh and presently serving as Lokayukta of the State of Haryana.She has been topper and Gold Medalist in all her Courses and was selected to the judiciary in the year 2011 and is presently posted as Judicial Magistrate First Class in District Courts Chandigarh.
Education
Sukhda Pritam has many distinctions in her education career. She has done her Ph.D. in Law from the Maharishi Dayanand University on subject "Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in India" in the year 2010-11. She completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights with first class and thereafter she completed her LL.M. from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She completed her LL.B. from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. She has been topper and Gold Medalist in all her Courses and was selected to the judiciary in the year 2011 and is presently posted as Judicial Magistrate First Class in District Courts Chandigarh.
Lawyer
Dr. Sukhda Pritam was practicing as lawyer before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India prior to her selection in the Judiciary. During her brief appearance before the Supreme Court she was standing counsel for the State of Haryana and has many judgments to her credit.
Judge
She is known to be a Judge of strict discipline and was one of the Judges who started Video Conferencing in the District Courts Chandigarh while serving as Duty Magistrate. She is handling many high profile cases including trial of Kuldeep Bishnoi head of HJC, Haryana. Despite after tender age she has shown tremendous capability in handling the matters and is very popular amongst bar due to the same.
She had been in news when she ordered medical examination of an accused who alleged custodial beating by Chandigarh Police during custody.
Other Information
She belongs to influential Jat family of Haryana who are one of the main promoters of Arya Samaj in the State of Haryana. They are engaged in various social works including free medical camps, providing quality education to the needy and promoting cultural harmony by various methods.

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