Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Hon’ble Shri Justice Arun Palli
His Lordship was born on September 18, 1964, to Sarla and Prem Kishan Palli. His great-grandfather Late Sh. Lachchman Dass Palli and grandfather Late Sh. Lajpat Rai Palli, were esteemed lawyers of the District Bar, Patiala. His father, a Senior Advocate, served on the Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, retiring in 1998. His Lordship graduated in Commerce and completed his Bachelor of Laws from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1988. And, commenced his legal practice at the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. His Lordship gained expertise across diverse areas of law, including civil, criminal, constitutional, revenue, industrial, and labour law. He was appointed Additional Advocate General for Punjab on September 1, 2004, a position he held until March 2007. His Lordship was designated as a Senior Advocate on April 26, 2007. He served as Amicus Curiae in various contentious matters before the High Court. He dealt with diverse subjects and matters having important legal propositions before Division and Full Benches. He also appeared before the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, and also argued several important matters in the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. Elevated to the Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on December 28, 2013. He has also been serving as Executive Chairman of Haryana State Legal Service Authority since 31.5.2023. And was nominated as a Member of the Governing Body of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on October 31, 2023, for a tenure of two years.

Lordship was appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh vide Notification No. K.13021/01/2025-US.I dated 12th April, 2025 and took oath of the office on 16th of April, 2025.