Tarlok Singh Chauhan

Tarlok Singh Chauhan (born 9 January 1964) is a retired Indian judge who served as the 17th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. He is also former Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court where he also served as the Acting Chief Justice twice.

Early life and career Justice Chauhan was born on 9 January 1964 at Rohru, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his schooling from Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and graduation from DAV College, Chandigarh while he did his LL.B from Panjab University. He was enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh in 1989 and joined the chamber of Lala Chhabil Das, Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh. He was appointed as additional judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court on 23 February 2014 and was made permanent on 30 November 2014 where he also served as acting chief justice twice in 2023 and in 2024

On 26 May 2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended his appointment as chief justice of Jharkhand High Court and he was appointed in July 2025 and took oath as Jharkhand's Chief Justice on 23 July 2025. He retired from the office on 8 January 2026.