Born on 11-05-1963; pursued B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chemistry) and LL.B. Enrolled with the Bihar State Bar Council on 27-09-1991.
Practiced majorly in the Constitutional Courts, primarily Patna High Court; appeared intermittently before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, and Calcutta, Jharkhand and Delhi High Courts, inter alia, in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Service, Co-operative, Taxation, Labour, Corporate, Forest matters; specialised in Constitutional and Service laws. Appeared in the Central Administrative Tribunal, Commercial Taxes Tribunal, Board of Revenue, District Courts, Consumer Disputes Redressal bodies, and in some arbitrations.
Standing Counsel, Government of Bihar (Mar. 2006 - Aug. 2010) and Government Advocate, State of Bihar (Aug. 2010 till elevation) [Patna High Court]; Special Counsel, Income-Tax Department, Government of India [Jharkhand High Court] and; Counsel for the District Administration before the Commission of Inquiry into the Dalsingsarai (Samastipur) firing incident. The Advocate-General, Bihar nominated him to represent State of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Police and Mumbai Police, upon special request by the Advocate-General, Maharashtra.
Represented various institutional and individual clients, including, but not limited to, the Indian Railways, Unit Trust of India, Union Bank of India, RITES (previously Rail India Technical and Economic Services Limited), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), Bihar State Housing Board, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation, Bihar State Cooperative Bank Limited, Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union Limited (BISCOMAUN), Bihar Cooperative Land Development Bank Limited, Bihar State Agricultural Marketing Board, various Agricultural Produce Market Committees in Bihar, Bihar State Housing Cooperative Federation, Bihar State Credit and Investment Corporation (BICICO), Commercial Taxes Department (Government of Bihar), Magadh University (Gaya), Veer Kuer Singh University (Arrah), Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority, Bihar State Health Society, BSACS, Mahindra and Mahindra, Samsung Corporation Engineering & Construction Group etc. Empanelled by the Patna Legal Aid Committee (precursor to High Court Legal Services Committee) for Criminal Appeals.
Amicus Curiae in matters of significance; associated with social issues pro bono. Instrumental in drafting and vetting subordinate and delegated legislation for certain Acts of the Bihar Legislature during 2006-2011. Assistant Returning Officer for elections to the Bihar State Bar Council (2002) and Jharkhand State Bar Council (2006). Upon invitation, addressed Indian Administrative Service probationers at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Participated in the Bar Council of India Trust nter-University Moot Court Competition, 1989 at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Elevated as Judge, Patna High Court on 20-06-2011. Upon transfer, joined High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 10-10-2021.
At the Patna High Court, had been Chairman, High Court Legal Services Committee; Chairman, Juvenile Justice Monitoring Committee, and; Member, Board of Governors, Bihar Judicial Academy, Patna. Appointed as Executive Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority on 08-11-2021.
Transferred to Patna High Court and assumed charge as such on 20-06-2022.