Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, judge of the Delhi High Court, has resigned from the post following her appointment as President of the Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (DSCDRC).
The High Court judge was slated to retire next month. A High Court judge retires after attaining the age of 52 years.
Justice Sehgal will soon take over her new post at the DSCDRC. An order issued by the Delhi government on January 28 said the appointment shall be for a term of five years or till she attains the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.
The Delhi government order said that Justice Sehgal will be entitled to emoluments (salary, allowances and other perquisites) as are admissible 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, Noida in 2012. Justice Sehgal joined the services in July 1985.
Justice Sehgal served as the Registrar General of Delhi High Court from April 2013 to December 2014 and also worked as Registrar (Vigilance). She was elevated as an additional judge of the High Court on December 15, 2014, and became a permanent judge on June 2, 2016.
She was also serving as the Presiding Officer of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Tribunal.
( With inputs from IANS )