New Delhi, June 28 -- Sitting Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, passed away in the early hours of Sunday while undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. He was 59 years old and had been unwell for some time.

According to the High Court, he breathed his last at 2:50 a.m.

Justice Sindhu was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 10, 2017, and was appointed a permanent Judge on December 3, 2018.

Born on April 4, 1967, in Masoodpur village of Haryana's Hansi district, Justice Sindhu came from a farming family. He completed his schooling in his native village before obtaining his LL.B. degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1992. He enrolled wit...