Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan is High Court Acting Chief Justice

Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, senior-most Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed Acting Chief Justice with effect from October 19, as Chief Justice Rajiv Shakdher is due to retire on October 18. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification in this regard today.

Justice Chauhan belongs to Ruhru teshil in Shimla. He had obtained a degree in law from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh in 1989. He practised law in the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Himachal High Court on February 23, 2014, and was appointed a permanent Judge on November 30, 2014.

Being the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Committee, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Justice Chauhan had done tremendous work with keen interest for the welfare of the children of Bal/Balika Ashrams, Hospital for Mental Health and Rehab, Shimla, and old-age homes.

Justice Chauhan is also the Executive Chairman of the HP State Legal Service Authority and is in the Board of the Governing Council of HP National Law University, Shimla. He had been the president of the HP Judicial Academy.