Born on 25th April 1964. Enrolled as an Advocate on 18th October 1989 with the Bar Council of Delhi, and subsequently with the Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir. Designated as Senior Advocate in 2011. Appointed as Permanent Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 8th March 2013. Transferred as a Judge, High Court of Judicature at Bombay on 10th June 2022. His Lordship was appointed as the Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 24th July 2023 and sworn in as the Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 28th July 2023.