| Legal practice | Enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi on 15/07/1982 and practised in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India, mainly in commercial, civil and writ matters |
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| Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record | 1987 to 1999 |
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| Senior Advocate designation | December 1999 |
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| Bar and professional roles | - Treasurer, Delhi High Court Bar Association (1985 to 1988)
- Senior Counsel for the Delhi High Court and Delhi University
- Senior panel of the Union of India
- Additional Senior Standing Counsel for the DDA
- Senior Vice-President, INSOL India
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| Judicial career | - Position: Additional Judge, Delhi High Court Date: 03/05/2001
- Position: Permanent Judge, Delhi High Court Date: 02/05/2003
- Position: Acting Chief Justice, Delhi High Court Date: 23/09/2012 to 25/09/2012
- Position: Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court Date: 01/06/2013
- Position: Chief Justice, Madras High Court Date: 26/07/2014
- Position: Judge, Supreme Court of India Date: XX/02/2017
- Position: Retired from the Supreme Court of India Date: 25/12/2023
- Position: Judge, Supreme Court of India Date: 16/02/2017
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| Other roles | Ex officio executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority while on the Supreme Court; served as senior-most puisne judge after the Chief Justice of India |
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| Upcoming publication | Memoir titled Without Fear of Favour, scheduled for publication by Juggernaut in October 2026 |
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