Background
He was born in Madhya Pradesh on 6 September 1939.
He was born in Madhya Pradesh on 6 September 1939.
He started practising law in 1964 after completing his Bachelor of Laws from Indore. He was appointed a judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 28 July 1990. He served as acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court for 11 months in 2001 and was designated as senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India in September 2002.
He became Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 8 May 2003, serving in that post until 19 July 2008.