Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
{{short description|Chief Justice of Delhi High Court}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox Judge
| name = Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
| office = 33rd Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
| termstart = 21 January 2025
| termend =
| appointer = Droupadi Murmu
| nominator = Sanjiv Khanna
| predecessor = {{ubl|Manmohan|Vibhu Bakhru {{small|(Acting)}}}}
| office1 = 47th Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
| termstart1 = 29 July 2023
| termend1 = 20 January 2025
| appointer1 = Droupadi Murmu
| nominator1 = Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
| office2 = Judge of Allahabad High Court
| termstart2 = 21 November 2011
| termend2 = 28 July 2023
| appointer2 = Pratibha Patil
| nominator2 = S. H. Kapadia
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|6|16|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = Lucknow University
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice
| predecessor1 = {{ubl|R. D. Dhanuka|N. M. Jamdar {{small|(Acting)}}}}
| successor1 = Alok Aradhe
}}
Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (born 16 June 1965) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. He is former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and Judge of Allahabad High Court.{{Cite news |last=Gokhale |first=Omkar |date=6 July 2023 |title=SC Collegium recommends elevation of Justice D K Upadhyaya as Chief Justice of Bombay HC |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sc-collegium-recommends-elevation-of-justice-d-k-upadhyaya-as-chief-justice-of-bombay-hc-8781714/lite/ |access-date=6 July 2023}}{{Cite news |date=6 July 2023 |title=Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya As Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court |work=Live Law |url=https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/bombay-high-court/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-appointment-of-justice-devendra-upadhyaya-as-chief-justice-of-bombay-high-court-232020 |access-date=6 July 2023}}
Career
Justice Upadhyaya graduated in law from Lucknow University in the year 1991 and enrolled as an Advocate on 11 May 1991. He practiced in Civil and Constitutional sides at Allahabad High Court. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court on 21 November 2011 and made permanent on 6 August 2013. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 29 July 2023. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 21 January 2025.
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Category:21st-century Indian judges
Category:Chief justices of the Bombay High Court
Category:Judges of the Allahabad High Court
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