Who are the two retired HC judges recommended by SC to oversee investigation into Lakhimpur Kheri violence?

Eight people, including four farmers, died in the violence during the farmers’ protest. Lakhimpur Cucumber 3 October. So far ten people, including Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra, have been arrested in the case.

Who are the two former judges?

Justice Ranjit Singh (Retd.)

Justice Ranjit Singh was born on 5 April 1951 and hails from Chananke village in Amritsar. He did his graduation from Khalsa College, Amritsar and completed his law degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He joined the JAG department of the Indian Army and rose to the rank of Major. Singh took voluntary retirement from the Indian Army and started practicing in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was then promoted as a judge of the High Court.

Justice Ranjit Singh was a judge of the High Court from March 22, 2006 to April 4, 2013. After his retirement, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Delhi, and inquired into the incidents of sacrilege in the state of Punjab. Commission of inquiry appointed by the State Government.

Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Retd.)

Justice RK Jain was born on 1 October 1958 in Hisar in a family of lawyers. His father, Gulab Singh Jain, was an eminent income tax advocate and a member of the Legislative Assembly from Hisar from 1972–1977. After obtaining a degree in B.Com and LLB, Jain was enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in May 1982. He started his legal practice in the district court of Hisar. In January 1983, he transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where he practiced for 25 years in the civil, criminal and revenue side, and was twice a member of the Executive Committee of the High Court Bar Association. He was elevated as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on December 5, 2007 and retired on September 30, 2020.