Sunita Agarwal
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The Honourable Sunita Agarwal | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Judge of Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 21 November 2011 – 22 July 2023 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1966 |
| Alma mater | Awadh University |
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Sunita Agarwal (born 30 April 1966) is an Indian judge. She is the incumbent Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and a former judge of the Allahabad High Court.[1]
Sunita Agarwal was born on April 30, 1966.[1] Agarwal then completed a Bachelor of Laws from Awadh University in 1989.[2]
Career
Legal career
Agarwal enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on 16 December 1990. She practiced law primarily at the Allahabad High Court for 21 years.[3]
Judicial career
Agarwal was elevated an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court on 21 November 2011.[2] She became a permanent judge of the court on 6 August 2013.[2] In April 2023, as the most senior judge of the Allahabad High Court, Agarwal was appointed as the Executive Chairperson of the State Legal Services Authority, Uttar Pradesh.[3]
On 5 July 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium proposed appointing Agarwal for the position of Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. She was formally sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice on 23 July 2023.[2] Her appointment was significant as she became the second woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, succeeding Justice Sonia Gokani. At the time of her swearing-in, she was the only female Chief Justice among all twenty-five High Courts in India.[4]