Raghvendra Singh Chauhan
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Raghvendra Singh Chauhan | |
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| 14th Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court | |
| In office 7 January 2021 – 23 December 2021 | |
| Nominated by | S. A. Bobde |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
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| Succeeded by |
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| 2nd Chief Justice of Telangana High Court | |
| In office 22 June 2019 – 6 January 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Hima Kohli |
| Judge of Telangana High Court | |
| In office 23 November 2018 – 21 June 2019 Acting CJ : 3 April 2019 - 21 June 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 10 March 2015 – 22 November 2018 | |
| Nominated by | H. L. Dattu |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Rajasthan High Court | |
| In office 13 June 2005 – 9 March 2015 | |
| Nominated by | R. C. Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1959 |
| Education | BA (History) and LL.B |
| Alma mater | Delhi University, Arcadia University |
Raghvendra Singh Chauhan (born on 24 December 1959) is a retired Indian judge. He is a former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court and Telangana High Court. He has also served as judge of Telangana High Court, Karnataka High Court and Rajasthan High Court.[1]
Career
He was born on 24 December 1959. He completed his B.A. from Arcadia University and L.L.B from Delhi University. He started his career as an Advocate on 13 November 1983 in the Rajasthan High Court. His field of specialization is in criminal and service matters.
He was appointed an Additional Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 13 June 2005 and was made Permanent on 24 January 2008. He was transferred as a Judge of Karnataka High Court on 10 March 2015. Again he was transferred as judge of Telangana High Court on 23 November 2018.[2]
He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court on 3 April 2019.[3] On 22 June 2019, he was appointed Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.[4][5][6]
He was appointed Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court on 31 December 2020[7] and took oath on 7 January 2021.[8]
References
- ^ "Telangana high court bids farewell to its first Chief Justice - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ archive, From our online (23 November 2018). "Justice Chauhan takes oath as Hyderabad High Court judge". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Raghvendra Singh Chauhan to take over as ACJ of Telangana HC". Bar & Bench. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Vamshidhar, Vujjini (14 May 2019). "Collegium recommends Raghavendra Singh Chauhan as Telangana high court chief justice | Collegium recommends Raghavendra Singh Chauhan as Telangana high court chief justice". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "High Court bids farewell to CJ Chauhan, advocate general calls him 'Art 21 judge'". The Times of India. 5 January 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ archive, From our online (18 December 2020). "Outgoing Telangana chief justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan all praise for successor Hima Kohli". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Bench, Bar & (31 December 2020). "Chief Justice RS Chauhan transferred from Telangana to Uttarakhand High Court, Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq to helm Madhya Pradesh High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan | High Court of Uttarakhand | India". Retrieved 24 October 2025.