| 1. Dharam Chand Chaudhary served as a Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court from 2012 to 2020. |
| 2. He was Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2019. |
| 3. Born in Lohara village, Himachal Pradesh, he came from a family of farmers. |
| 4. Chaudhary became an advocate on May 10, 1983, after completing his formal education. |
| 5. Before becoming a judge, he practiced law for 12 years in various courts in Himachal Pradesh. |
| 6. He appeared in the high court for civil, criminal, constitutional, and other legal matters. |
| 7. In the years 1986 to 1995, he held various roles in the Bar Association. |
| 8. He joined the Higher Judicial Services as Additional District and Sessions Judge in August 1995. |
| 9. Throughout his career, he held numerous positions in the judiciary. |
| 10. Chaudhary's daughter, Vatsala Chaudhary, became the first woman judge from the Balh region in 2016. |
| 11. He held significant positions in legal committees and organizations. |
| 12. In December 2022, Chaudhary was appointed as Head of Department at the Chandigarh Regional Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal. |
| 13. At the Chandigarh Bench, he made important judgments on military and criminal cases involving the Armed Forces. |
| 14. 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. |
| 15. He was appointed Registrar (Rules)-cum-Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice, High Court of Himachal Pradesh in December 2006. |
| 16. In June 2008, he was re-designated as Registrar (Vigilance)-cum Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice with charge of Central Project Coordinator, E-Court Project, Supreme Court of India, and Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Legal Services Committee. |
| 17. He served as Registrar General-cum-Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice, High Court of Himachal Pradesh from October 2010 to January 2012. |
| 18. He was elevated to Additional Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh on 21 January 2012 and sworn in as Permanent Judge on 18 January 2014. |
| 19. He was appointed Judicial Member at Chandigarh Bench of AFT in September 2021 and also held the charge of Head of Department of Srinagar Bench of the AFT located at Jammu. |
| 20. He remained Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President, and President of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association, and standing counsel for various organisations, boards, and corporations. |
| 21. At the Chandigarh Bench, he authored landmark judgments on military and criminal cases involving the Armed Forces, including cases addressing sensitivity and support for disabled soldiers and military widows. |
| 22. In September 2023, a transfer order from the Chandigarh Bench to the Kolkata Bench of the AFT was issued, which the AFT Chandigarh Bar Association challenged as an assault on judicial independence. |
| 23. The Supreme Court of India halted Justice Chaudhary's transfer to Kolkata in October 2023, ordering a report from the AFT Chairperson on the circumstances of the transfer. |
| 24. He was appointed Judicial Member at Chandigarh Bench of AFT in September 2021 and has also held the charge of Head of Department of Srinagar Bench of the AFT located at Jammu. |
