Chandra Dhari Singh

Chandra Dhari Singh (born 13 July 1969)^[1] is an Indian judge serving on the Allahabad High Court. He is also former judge of Delhi High Court serving there between October 2021 and April 2025.

Chandra Dhari Singh
Judge of Allahabad High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 April 2025
Nominated by	Sanjiv Khanna
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
In office 22 September 2017 – 10 October 2021
Nominated by	Dipak Misra
Appointed by	Ramnath Kovind
Judge of Delhi High Court
In office 11 October 2021 – 6 April 2025
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ramnath Kovind
Personal details
Born	(1969-07-12) July 12, 1969 (age 56) Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Education	L.L.B. L.L.M.
Alma mater	Delhi University National Law University, Jodhpur

Early life and career

Justice C. D. Singh was born in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his law education from Delhi University in 1993 and from National Law University, Jodhpur through Distance learning. He enrolled as an advocate on 20 July 1994 and also became Advocate-on-Record in 2001 and practised in Supreme Court of India.

He served as standing counsel for various states such as Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. He was also appointed as Additional Advocate General of Chhattisgarh.

He was also elected as joint secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association and secretary of the Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Association.^[2]

As Judge

He was appointed as an Additional Judge at the Allahabad High Court on 22 September 2017 and later confirmed as Permanent Judge on 06 September 2019.

He was transferred to Delhi High Court on 11 October 2021 and was again proposed to be repatriated to Allahabad High Court by Supreme Court Collegium in November 2024.^[3] This proposal was cleared by Central Government in March 2025.^[4]