Former Supreme Court Justice Abhay S Oka has become the President of the Indian Law Society (ILS), which runs the ILS Law College in Pune. He assumed charge on September 1.

Justice Oka holds a B.Sc. degree and an LL.M. from the University of Bombay. He enrolled as an advocate in 1983 and began his legal practice at the Thane District Court.

He was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in 2003 and became a permanent judge in 2005.

In May 2019, Justice Oka was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in August 2021 and retired on May 24, 2025.