Yesterday, Justice Sunita Agarwal sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.

She is the second woman CJ of the Gujarat High Court.

Recently, on 5th July, the Supreme Court collegium appointment Justice Sunita Agarwal as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.

Before her, Justice Sonia Gokani was Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court for a few days till her retirement on February 25, 2023, after which Justice AJ Desai was serving as the acting CJ.

Justice Sunita Agarwal was born on April 30, 1966. She has done her graduation in law from Awadh University in the year 1989. She enrolled as an advocate on December 16, 1990, and practised in the civil side at Allahabad High Court.

On November 21, 2011, she was elevated as Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court and later, took oath as Permanent Judge of Allahabad High Court on August 6, 2013, as per a brief profile uploaded on Gujarat HC website.