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|name=Hima Kohli<br />
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|9|2}}<br />
|birth_place=[[New Delhi]]<br />
|honorific_prefix=Hon'ble Justice<br />
|alma_mater=[[University of Delhi]]<br />
|office=[[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
|termstart=31 August 2021<br />
|termend=<br />
|appointer=[[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
|nominator=[[N. V. Ramana]]<br />
|office1=[[Chief Justice]] of [[Telangana High Court]]<br />
|termstart1=7 January 2021<br />
|termend1=30 August 2021<br />
|appointer1=[[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
|nominator1=[[Sharad Arvind Bobde]] <br />
|termstart2=29 May 2006<br />
|termend2=6 January 2021<br />
|office2=[[Judge]] of [[Delhi High Court]]<br />
|appointer2=[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
|nominator2=[[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]]<br />
|nationality = [[India]]n}}<br />
'''Hima Kohli''' (born 2 September 1959) is a [[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]]. She is the former [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Telangana High Court]], and the first woman judge to hold that office. Prior to that, she served as a [[Judge]] of the [[Delhi High Court]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-01-07|title=Justice Hima Kohli takes charge as 1st woman CJ of Telangana high court|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana/justice-hima-kohli-takes-charge-as-1st-woman-cj-of-telangana-high-court/story-1f6CWmFexKCpqqznoHVcMK.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-16|title=Justice Hima Kohli recommended as first woman CJ of Telangana High Court|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/justice-hima-kohli-appointed-first-woman-cj-telangana-high-court-139690|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Life and education==<br />
Kohli was born on 2 September 1959 in [[New Delhi]]. She did her schooling from St. Thomas' Girls Senior Secondary School, Mandir Marg, New Delhi. In 1979, she earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in History from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]. She later went on to earn a postgraduate degree in History from the [[University of Delhi]], and a degree in law from the [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi|Campus Law Centre]], [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Kohli enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=CJ And Sitting Judges|url=http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/cjsittingjudges.asp|access-date=2020-02-27|website=delhihighcourt.nic.in}}</ref> She practiced law in Delhi, acting as a counsel for the New Delhi Municipal Council between 1999 and 2004, as well as representing the Government of the [[National capital territory of Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]]. She was also appointed as a legal advisor to several Delhi and central government bodies, including the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the [[National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India|National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India]], and the [[National Cooperative Development Corporation (India)|National Co-operative Development Corporation]]. She also provided legal aid services with the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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On 29 May 2006, Kohli was appointed as an additional judge on the Delhi High Court, and her appointment was made permanent on 29 August 2007.<ref name=":0" /> During her tenure on the Delhi High Court, she wrote several notable orders and judgments, including calling for inquiries into the detention of prisoners who had already been granted bail,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-22|title=HC pulls up Tihar for detaining man in jail for 10 days despite bail order|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/hc-pulls-up-tihar-for-detaining-man-in-jail-for-10-days-despite-bail-order-6517301/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> protecting the identity of juveniles accused of crime,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-31|title=Juvenile’s identity not to be disclosed at any time, says Delhi High Court|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/juveniles-identity-not-to-be-disclosed-at-any-time-says-delhi-high-court-5005735/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> and the provision of facilities to enable visually-challenged people to study in government educational institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=HC directs DU to provide scribes to visually impaired students online exams|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/hc-directs-du-to-provide-scribes-to-visually-impaired-students-online-exams-6541124/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Kohli headed a judicial committee that monitored the Delhi Government's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mutha|first=Sagar Kumar|date=16 December 2020|title=Telangana set to get its first woman Chief Justice {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/state-set-to-get-its-first-woman-cj/articleshow/79747490.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She rebuked the Central Government and the Indian Council for Medical Research for delaying approvals that would allow private laboratories to conduct testing in relation to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-17|title=Delhi HC pulls up ICMR over wait for approvals|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-hc-pulls-up-icmr-over-wait-for-approvals-6509611/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2021, Kohli was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, becoming the first woman to occupy that position since it was separated from the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Justice Hima Kohli takes oath as first woman CJ of Telangana HC|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/jan/07/justice-hima-kohli-takes-oath-as-first-woman-cj-of-telangana-hc-2246806.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><br />
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Kohli has also been involved with legal education and legal aid in India. From 2017, she has served on the general council of the [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]], in [[Kolkata]], and from 30 June 2020, she has served on the council for the [[National Law University, Delhi|National Law University, New Delhi]]. She became the chairperson of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority from 20 May 2020.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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She was elevated as a [[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]] on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Delhi High Court]]<br />
*[[List of sitting judges of High Courts of India]]<br />
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