Name

Hon’ble Dr. Justice Devendra Kumar Arora 

Source

Bar

Date of Birth

20/06/1957

Initial Joining

13/04/2009

Joining at Allahabad

13/04/2009

Served at Allahabad Upto

19/06/2019

• Graduated in Law from Lucknow University in the year 1982. Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law (D.L.L.) from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, in the year 1984.
• Post Graduation in Law (LL.M) in the session (1983-85) from University of Lucknow. Awarded 'Pandit Jagmohan Nath Chak Memorial Gold Medal' for obtaining highest marks in Constitutional Law in LL.M. Examination of 1985 by the University of Lucknow.
• Admitted to the Degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by the University of Lucknow in the year 2013. Awarded Jagdish Prasad Legal Research Gold Medal for the year 2013 by the University of Lucknow.
• Enrolled as an Advocate on Feb. 12, 1983. Practised in service, constitutional, educational, contract & Land acquisition matter at Allahabad High Court, Allahabad as well as Lucknow and Supreme Court.
• Served as Addl. Advocate General of the State of U.P. till elevation. Also worked as Addl. C.S.C. and S.C., Government of U.P. & S.C. for the Chancellor/Visitor, U.P. State Universities since 1995 and Special Counsel for the H.E. Governor's Secretariat.
• Served as Standing Counsel for U.P. Higher Education Service Commission, Allahabad and for SGPGI of Medical Sciences, Lucknow from 1993 to 2004.
• Worked as Standing Counsel for Agra, Jhansi, Faizabad, Gorakhpur universities.
• Worked as Senior Counsel for Civil Aviation Department, U.P., NOIDA, Scooter India Limited.
• Elevated as Additional Judge on Apr 13, 2009. Took oath as permanent Judge on Dec. 24, 2010.