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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian judge (1956–2025)}}<br />
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| name = Tarun Agarwala<br />
| office = Presiding officer of [[Securities Appellate Tribunal]]<br />
| appointer = [[Ramnath Kovind]]<br />
| term_start = 31 December 2018<br />
| term_end = 30 December 2023<br />
| predecessor = J. P. Devadhar<br />
| successor = [[P. S. Dinesh Kumar]]<br />
| office1 = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Manipur High Court|5th Chief Justice]] of [[Meghalaya High Court]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[Dipak Misra]]<br />
| appointer1 = [[Ramnath Kovind]]<br />
| term_start1 = 12 February 2018<br />
| term_end1 = 2 March 2018<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Dinesh Maheshwari]]<br />
| successor1 = {{ubl|[[Mohammad Yaqoob Mir|M. Y. Mir]]|Sudip Ranjan Sen ''(acting)''}}<br />
| office2 = Judge of [[Allahabad High Court]]<br />
| nominator2 = [[S. H. Kapadia]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
| term_start2 = 17 October 2012<br />
| term_end2 = 11 February 2018<br />
| term_start3 = 7 January 2004<br />
| term_end3 = 24 September 2009<br />
| appointer3 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| nominator3 = [[V. N. Khare]]<br />
| office4 = Judge of [[Uttarakhand High Court]]<br />
| term_start4 = 25 September 2009<br />
| term_end4 = 16 October 2012<br />
| appointer4 = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />
| nominator4 = [[K. G. Balakrishnan]]<br />
| status5 = Acting Chief Justice<br />
| term_start5 = 25 September 2009<br />
| term_end5 = 28 November 2009<br />
| appointer5 = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />
| predecessor5 = {{ubl|[[Vinod Kumar Gupta|V. K. Gupta]]|B. C. Kandapal''(acting)''}}<br />
| successor5 = [[J. S. Khehar]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|3|3|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|3|30|1956|3|3|df=y}}<br />
| alma_mater = [[Allahabad University]] <br />
}}<br />
'''Tarun Agarwala''' (3 March 1956 – 30 March 2025) was an Indian judge who was [[Chief Justice]] of [[Meghalaya High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hon'ble Mr Justice Tarun Agarwala {{!}} Official Website of High Court of Meghalaya, India|url=http://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/hon%E2%80%99ble-mr-justice-tarun-agarwala|access-date=2021-06-04|website=meghalayahighcourt.nic.in}}</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Agarwala received his law degree from the [[University of Allahabad]]. In 1981, he started practice on Civil, Constitutional and Taxation matters in [[Allahabad High Court]]. He became a Permanent Judge of the Allahabad High Court on 18 August 2005. Justice Agarwala was transferred to [[Uttarakhand High Court]] in 2009 and served there as acting Chief Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Hon'ble Judges: Former Hon'ble Judges|url=https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/pages/display/273-former-honble-judges|access-date=2021-06-04|website=highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in}}</ref> He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on 12 February 2018. After retirement Agarwala was appointed by the Government of India as the presiding officer of Securities Appellate Tribunal, [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-12-12|title=Justice Tarun Agarwala appointed Securities Appellate Tribunal presiding officer|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/justice-tarun-agarwala-appointed-securities-appellate-tribunal-presiding-officer-118121201035_1.html|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Justice Tarun Agarwala appointed Securities Appellate Tribunal presiding officer|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/justice-tarun-agarwala-appointed-securities-appellate-tribunal-presiding-officer/story/300072.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Presiding Officers |url=https://satweb.sat.gov.in/presiding-officers |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=satweb.sat.gov.in}}</ref> Agarwala 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.<ref>[https://lawtrend.in/justice-tarun-agarwal-of-allahabad-hc-passes-away-at-69-after-tragic-accident/ Justice Tarun Agarwal of Allahabad HC Passes Away at 69 After Tragic Accident]</ref><br />
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[[Category:Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court]]</div>Niishad Shetty