Born on 13th August, 1957 at village Bembali, Tal. & Dist. Osmanabad. Passed S.S.C. From Zilla Parishad High School, Bembali in 1973. Graduated in Arts from R.P. College, Osmanabad. Passed LL.B. From Dayanand Law College, Latur in the year 1981. Passed LL.M. From M.P. Law College, Aurangabad in the year 1983.

Practiced as Advocate at Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad from 1983 to 1988.

Joined Judiciary as Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class at Parbhani on 02.03.1989. Promoted as Additional District Judge on 23.06.1997 and worked at Nagpur, Pusad, Hingoli, Ambejogai. Worked as Registrar, Judicial as well as Registrar, Administration at Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad from 02.06.2008 to 19.07.2012. Worked as Principal District Judge at Satara from 25.07.2012 to 31.01.2014 and Principal District Judge at Sangli from 06.02.2014 to 16.11.2015 and President, Maharashtra State Co-operative Appellate Court, Mumbai from 24.11.2015 till elevation as the Judge of the Bombay High Court.