Sunil Ambwani

{{Short description|Indian jurist (born 1953)}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Justice Sunil Ambwani | caption = Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court | office = Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court | term_start = 24 March 2015 | term_end = 22 August 2015 | predecessor = Amitava Roy | successor = Ajit Singh | office1 = Justice of Allahabad High Court | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|8|23|df=y}}<ref name=hcraj/> | alma_mater = University of Allahabad }}

'''Sunil Ambwani''' (born 1953) is a retired Indian judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and former Justice of the Allahabad High Court.

==Early life== In 1975, Ambwani graduated from the University of Allahabad with a first-class honours degree in law.<ref name=hcraj>{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sunil Ambwani |url=https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/service/judgeDetail.jsp?id=35 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208194752/https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/service/judgeDetail.jsp?id=35 |archive-date=2025-02-08 |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in}}</ref>

==Attorney== Ambwani enrolled as an advocate on 8 April 1976. He practised at Allahabad High Court from 1976 to 1985, and again from 1992 to 2001. He practised at the Supreme Court of India on civil and constitutional cases from 1985 to 1992. He cleared the Advocate-on-Record examination in 1986 and became a life member of India's Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association. He served as Special Counsel in High Court from 1998 to 2001.<ref name=hcraj/>

==Judiciary== Ambwani was made a permanent judge in April 2001. In his judicial career, he held the position of chairman at Allahabad High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court and State Mediation Monitoring Committee; chairman at Computerization Committee, High Court and State e-Court Steering Committee; and Executive Chairman of U.P. State Legal Services Authority.

In July 2014, Ambwani was transferred to Rajasthan High Court<ref name="hcraj" /> and was appointed acting Chief Justice later that year in August.<ref name="hcraj" /> In March 2015, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sunil-ambwani-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-rajasthan-high-court-749142|title = Sunil Ambwani Sworn-In as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court}}</ref>

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