Ludhiana, Jan. 31 -- Setting an example of excellence for the city, advocate Prabhjot Singh Sachdeva has scored the first rank in both Punjab and Haryana in the Higher Judicial Service Examination. A lawyer with 14 years of practice, the 37-year-old will now be appointed as an additional district and sessions judge.

Sacheva had always wanted to be a judge. Before he turned 35, which is the minimum age required to appear for the Higher Judicial Service Examination, he appeared for the Judicial Magistrate exam in 2015 and 2018. As soon as he turned 35 in 2024, he appeared for the Higher Judicial Service Examination for the first time and only missed the cut-off by three marks.

However, this time he scored the highest marks in both states....