Born on 26^th June 1959. Enrolled as an Advocate on 25 August 1986. He practiced on Civil, Revenue and Constitutional side in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was appointed Deputy Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 2^nd March 2007 and Permanent Judge on 15 January 2010. He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court with effect from 6 October 2019 to 2 November 2019 and from 30 September 2020 to 2 January 2021. He was transferred as Senior Judge of Allahabad High Court on 8 January 2021. Appointed Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 14 April 2021. He was appointed Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 10 June 2021 and took oath on 13 June 2021. He retired on 25 June 2021. He has been appointed as Hon'ble Judicial Member, Lokpal on 12^th March,2024.