Passed High School & Intermediate from Government Inter College, Hardoi.
Did his law from Lucknow University in the year 1973 and started practicing, law at, Hardoi, till his joining as Munsif on Nov 20, 1978.
Served as Subordinate Judge for more than 33 years.
Upon promotion as District & Sessions Judge, was posted as member of State Vigilance Commission, UP Lucknow (Administrative Tribunal), District Judge J.P. Nagar at Amroha, & Rampur and Chairman, State Commercial Taxes Tribunal U.P.
Initiated first Evening Courts in U.P. as District Judge, Rampur, which were inaugurated by the then Chief Justice F.I. Rebello.
He is the eldest son of Late Sheikh Waris-Uz-Zaman Siddiqi, who was a Gazetted Taluqdar in the erstwhile State of Oudh and, as such, he is the first to have been appointed as Judge of Allahabad High Court in its history and, took oath on Apr 17, 2012.