all flooded. He along with his family were rescued at 2 o’clock during the night of 7 and 8 September 2014 when flash floods were reported. The new address of the High Court was an unoccupied house allotted to a judge on Gupkar Road, Sri Nagar. In the makeshift High Court a number of insurance cases were decided by him, paving the way for restoring many business establishments to their normal business activities. He is well known for his independent approach and impeccable integrity. He superannuated on 4 January 2015. After retirement Justice Kumar conducted a number of commercial arbitrations which included the cases referred by the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Justice Kumar then took over charge as Chairman, Company Law Board on 5 June 2015 and continued as such till 31 May 2016. He has now been appointed the first president of National Company Law Tribunal on the abolition of Company Law Board on 1 June 2016. References Living people 1953 births Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justices of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court 20th-century Indian judges