Born on 24th November 1960 at Amravati. Joined Bar on 16th March 1985. Worked with late Bar. Raja S. Bhonsale, former Advocate General and Judge of High Court, till 1987. Practiced independently at Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. After 1990, practiced mainly before Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court.

Practiced in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law. Was Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation of Nagpur, Amravati Municipal Corporation and Amravati University. Appeared regularly for various autonomous bodies and Corporations like SICOM, DCVL etc. and various Municipal Councils in Vidarbha region.

Worked as Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, from August 1992 to July 1993. Was appointed as Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor for Nagpur Bench on 17th January 2000. Was elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court on 14th November 2003.

Became a permanent Judge of the Bombay High Court on 12th November 2005. Presided over Benches having all types of assignments at the Principal Seat at Mumbai as well as Benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji. Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 24th May 2019.

In the last six years, was a part of around 700 Benches dealing with matters pertaining to variety of subjects including constitutional and administrative law, civil law, criminal law, commercial disputes, arbitration law, electricity law, education matters, environmental law, etc.

Has authored around 300 judgments including Constitution Bench Judgements on various issues upholding the rule of law and safeguarding the fundamental rights, human rights and legal rights of citizens. Attended various international conferences at Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), New York (U.S.A), Cardiff (U.K.) and Nairobi (Kenya).

Delivered lectures on various constitutional and environmental issues in various Universities and Organizations including Columbia University and Harvard University.

Due to retire on 23rd November 2025.

Born on 16th June 1965 at Village Muskarai, District Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Graduated in laws (LL.B) in the year 1991 from Lucknow University. Enrolled as an Advocate on 11th May 1991 and joined chambers of his father -Shri R.A. Upadhyaya -practicing at Board of Revenue for last sixty years, Shri Mohd. Arif Khan, Senior Advocate and Shri S.K. Kalia, Senior Advocate. Mainly practiced in Civil and Constitutional sides of High Court of Judicature at Allahbad, at Lucknow.

Was appointed as the Chief Standing Counsel, State of U.P. in May 2007 and continued to hold that office till elevation as Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahbad. Appointed as a puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on 21st November 2011 and took oath as the permanent Judge of High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on 6th August 2013. Became Senior Judge of the Lucknow Bench on 28th March 2023.

Appointed and took oath as the Chief Justice of the high Court of Bombay on 29th July 2023.

Transferred as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi and took oath of office on 21st January, 2025.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru was born in Nagpur in 1966. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi.After completing his schooling he enrolled as a student with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and commenced his articles with Thakur Vadiyanathaiyan & Company on 21.03.1985.

He graduated from Delhi University in 1987, after completing the course of B.Com (Hon). He cleared his final examination for Chartered Accountancy, from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, in 1989. He received his LLB degree in 1990 and enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in September, 1990.

He practiced in the Supreme Court, High Court of Delhi, Company Law Board and various other Tribunals. He was designated as Senior Advocate by High Court of Delhi on 28th July, 2011. He was appointed as Additional Judge of High Court of Delhi on April 17, 2013 and as Permanent Judge on March 18, 2015.

Born on 10th February, 1962 at Hisar (Haryana) in a middle class family. Graduated from Government Post Graduate College, Hisar in 1981. Earned Bachelor’s degree in Law in 1984 from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Started practicing Law at the District Court, Hisar in 1984. Shifted to Chandigarh in 1985 to practice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Specialised in Constitutional, Service and Civil matters. Represented a number of Universities, Boards, Corporations, Banks and also the High Court itself. Earned distinction of being appointed the youngest Advocate General of Haryana on July 7, 2000. Designated as Senior Advocate in March, 2001. Held the office of Advocate General, Haryana till his elevation as a permanent Judge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 09, 2004. Was nominated as a Member of the Governing Body of National Legal Services Authority on February 23, 2007 for two consecutive terms till February 22, 2011. Presently a Member of various Committees of Indian Law Institute – a deemed university under the aegis of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Earned another distinction of standing First Class First in his Master’s degree in Law in 2011 from the Directorate of Distance Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Has also organised and attended various prestigious National/International Conferences. Assumed charge of the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh with effect from 05th October, 2018.

Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 24th May, 2019. Also, Chairman of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, w.e.f., 12th November, 2024. Due to retire on 09th February, 2027.