Delhi HC judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal resigns, to join as Prez of Delhi State Consumer Commission

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has tendered her resignation from post following her appointment as President of Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.

Justice Sehgal, who was set to retire as Judge of High Court in June this year, will soon take over her new post. retirement of a high court judge is 62 years.

As per a tification by Ministry of Law and Justice, Justice Sehgal has tendered her resignation from office of Delhi High Court in pursuance to proviso (a) to clause (1) of Article 217 of Constitution.

An order issued by Delhi government on January 28 said appointment shall be for a term of five years or till she attains of 67 years, whichever is earlier.

It said Justice Sehgal will be entitled to emoluments (salary, allowances and or pre-requisites) as are missible to a sitting judge of a high court.

Justice Sehgal obtained her LLB degree from Delhi University in 1981 and completed her LLM in 1983. She subsequently did her Ph.D. from Amity University, ida in 2012. Justice Sehgal was topper of her batch of 1984 in Delhi Judicial Services and joined services in July 1985.

Justice Sehgal served as Registrar General of Delhi High Court from April 2013 to December 2014 and also worked as Registrar (Vigilance). She was elevated as an ditional judge of High Court on December 15, 2014, and became a permanent judge on June 2, 2016.

Im credits: Delhi HC website