Former Judge of High Court of Karnataka Enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1969 and practiced as an Advocate till 1983. District and Sessions Judge from 1983 to 1994 and Judge of the High Court of Karnataka from 1994 to 2006 and thereafter Chairman of the Railway Claims Tribunal from 2007 to 2009. Thereafter appointed to three Commissions including the Fee Regulatory Committee. Also has got experience of having conducted Arbitration proceedings in CMP Nos. 165/2011, 166/2011, 124/2011 and 145/2011