Anup Singh Choudry

Anup Singh Choudry (born 13 August 1949), is a Ugandan-born Sikh of Punjabi ancestry and a Sikh writer formerly based in the United Kingdom who served as a justice of the High Court of Uganda from 2 May 2008 until 11 August 2014.[1]

The Hon. Mr. Justice (Retired)

Anup Singh Choudry
Retired Justice Anup Singh Choudry in 2015
Retired Judge of the High Court of Uganda
In office
2008–2014
Personal details
Born
Justice Anup Singh Choudry

(1949-08-13) 13 August 1949
Masaka, Uganda
Spouse(s)Ravinder Kaur (1984–present)
ChildrenSatbir
Kuljeet
Judge-Maan
Alma materSt. Joseph's College Layibi
University of London
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
College of Law Chester
College of Law Guilford
Websitehttps://gurbanicentre.com

He was sworn in at a ceremony at the State House in Entebbe before President Yoweri Museveni and Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki.[2][3] He is the first Sikh and Ugandan-born Asian to be appointed to the bench in that country.[4]

Background & education

Anup Singh was born on 13 August 1949 to Tarlok Singh and Narinder Kaur in Masaka, Uganda. His grandfather Hari Singh, originally from Rawalpindi, India, migrated to Uganda in the early 1900s and served in the then Crown Colony's civil service system. Singh's father too, served in Uganda's Civil Service which he retired from in 1972.[5]

Singh attended Shimoni Demonstration Primary School and did his secondary school education in both Nyamitanga Secondary School in Mbarara as well as St. Joseph's College Layibi, in Gulu. After his education in Uganda, he attended Kings College at the University of London, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, College of Law Chester and College of Law Guilford.[2][5]

Career

Singh practiced law in the United Kingdom as a solicitor, for 20 years, from 1980 until 2000.[4] He also ran several businesses in the United Kingdom, including a Nissan car dealership, and two property and investment companies.[5]

In 2008, the Uganda Judicial Services Commission recommended him to the president of Uganda for nomination as a Justice of the High Court of Uganda. He was nominated and duly approved by the Ugandan Parliament. He was sworn in on 2 May 2008.[2]

After 6 years of service, Justice Choudry retired on 11 August 2011 and returned to he United Kingdom to join his family.[1][5]

Personal life

Justice Choudry is married and has 3 children.[2]

Publications

He has written several books, notably Sikh Pilgrimage to Pakistan.

  • Sikh Pilgrimage to Pakistan
  • Sikh Genocide 1984 (Editor)
  • Flight to Freedom
  • Lawyers Office Directory A-Z. Editor: Anup Singh Choudry, the first A-Z legal directory in the UK (1989) ISBN 0-9513894-0-8
  • Human Rights of Women in Sikhism

References
  1. Anthony Wesaka (11 August 2014). "Justice Choudry Retires". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. SikhNet News (2 May 2008). "Uganda's First Sikh High Court Judge Sworn In". Espanola, New Mexico, United States: SikhNet News Archive. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. Yasiin Mugerwa, and Agnes Nandutu (7 March 2008). "Some New Judges Are Cadres - MPs". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original by Wayback Machine on 8 March 2008) on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. Henry Mukasa and Mary Karugaba (4 March 2008). "UK Lawyer Among New Judges". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.
  5. Anthony Wesaka (17 August 2014). "Justice Choudry's six years of controversy as judge". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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