Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) with a cost of Rs.1 lakh that demanded recall of recommendation to appoint Pravindra Chauhan, advocate general Haryana, as high court judge.

"The process (of appointment of a judge) itself is exhaustive, and it would not be open to ordinarily question the recommendations made therein, particularly when the challenge is laid by a person who approaches the court with a personal axe to grind," the bench of acting chief justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and justice Rohit Kapoor observed while dismissing the plea.

Chauhan was appointed top law officer of the state in December 2025. Upon recommendation from the high court collegium, in May the...