S. S. Nijjar

Surinder Singh Nijjar (7 June 1949 – 26 March 2021) was a British-Indian judge of the Supreme Court of India.Prior to his elevation as judge, Nijjar was a Senior Advocate and practised at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Unable to secure a civil tenancy, due to the prevalent racism at the English Bar at that time, Nijjar returned to India.Enrolled as an Advocate in 1977 and practised constitutional, labour and commercial law at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.[2] On 8 April 1996, Nijjar was elevated as an additional judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Supreme Court of IndiaK. G. BalakrishnanPratibha PatilCalcutta High CourtBombay High CourtAziz Mushabber AhmadiShankar Dayal SharmaPunjab and Haryana High CourtAdarsh Sein AnandK. R. NarayananBhar Singh PuraPunjab, IndiaChandigarhAlma materUniversity College LondonMiddle TempleBarrister-at-LawBritish-IndianarbitratorSenior AdvocateHuddersfieldA-LevelsUCL Faculty of LawsUniversity of LondonAdvocatePunjab