Punjab govt. objects to appointment of Ashwani Kumar Mishra as HC chief justice, asks Centre to stop oath ceremony
The Punjab Cabinet on Sunday (September 6, 2026) evening passed a resolution against the Centre notifying the appointment of Ashwani Kumar Mishra as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, claiming it was done without awaiting the State government’s views bypassing Constitutional norms and set procedures. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also wrote…