| Dharam Chand Chaudhary served as a Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court from 2012 to 2020. |
| He was Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2019. |
| Born in Lohara village, Himachal Pradesh, he came from a family of farmers. |
| Chaudhary became an advocate on May 10, 1983, after completing his formal education. |
| Before becoming a judge, he practiced law for 12 years in various courts in Himachal Pradesh. |
| He appeared in the high court for civil, criminal, constitutional, and other legal matters. |
| In the years 1986 to 1995, he held various roles in the Bar Association. |
| He joined the Higher Judicial Services as Additional District and Sessions Judge in August 1995. |
| Throughout his career, he held numerous positions in the judiciary. |
| Chaudhary's daughter, Vatsala Chaudhary, became the first woman judge from the Balh region in 2016. |
| He held significant positions in legal committees and organizations. |
| In December 2022, Chaudhary was appointed as Head of Department at the Chandigarh Regional Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal. |
| At the Chandigarh Bench, he made important judgments on military and criminal cases involving the Armed Forces. |
| There was a legal tussle over Justice Chaudhary's transfer in September and October 2023, culminating in the Supreme Court rejecting a petition to stop the transfer. |
