Tarun Agarwal (3 March 1956 – 30 March 2025) was an Indian judge who was Chief Justice of

Meghalaya High Court The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of t ...

Life and career

Agarwal received his law degree from the

University of Allahabad The University of Allahabad is a Central university (India), Central University located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). ...

. In 1981, he started practice on Civil, Constitutional and Taxation matters in

Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, officially known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, is the high court based in the city of Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established o ...

. He became a Permanent Judge of the Allahabad High Court on 18 August 2005. Justice Agarwal was transferred to

Uttarakhand High Court The Uttarakhand High Court is the High courts of India, High Court of the States and union territories of India, state of Uttarakhand in India. The Uttarakhand High Court was established on 9 November 2000 after the separation of the state of ...

in 2009 and served there as acting Chief Justice. He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on 12 February 2018. After retirement Agarwal was appointed by

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as the presiding officer of Securities Appellate Tribunal,

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. Agarwal died, on 30 March 2025, at the age of 69, after suffering a heart attack following an accident that left him with severe head injuries.Justice Tarun Agarwal of Allahabad HC Passes Away at 69 After Tragic Accident
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