Vinod Kumar Gupta
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Vinod Kumar Gupta (10 September 1947 – 15 February 2025) was an Indian judge and first Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
Life and career
Gupta completed his early education in Uttar Pradesh and Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu and Kashmir. He passed LL.B. from Delhi University and in 1970 he started practice in Delhi High Court. In his lawyer's career Gupta served as Advocate General of Jammu and Kashmir, Senior Central Government Standing Counsel of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. He associated with the Bar council activities, held the offices of Bar President and Secretary. In 1990, Gupta was elevated as Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.{{Cite web|url=http://jkhighcourt.nic.in/formerJudges.php|title=High Court of Jammu and Kashmir|access-date=18 October 2018}} He was transferred to Calcutta High Court in 1996 and was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on 15 November 2000. He took oath as the first permanent Chief Justice of this High Court on 5 December 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/hon%E2%80%99ble-mrjustice-vkgupta|title=Hon'ble Mr.Justice V.K.Gupta|access-date=18 October 2018}} Thereafter Justice Gupta joined as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2003. Before the retirement he also held the post of the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court since 2 February 2008 to 9 September 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://hphighcourt.nic.in/fcj.htm|title=Former Chief Justices|website=hphighcourt.nic.in|access-date=18 October 2018}}
Gupta died on 15 February 2025, at the age of 77.{{cite news |title=Jharkhand High Court’s first Chief Justice V.K. Gupta passes away at 78 |url=https://thejharkhandstory.co.in/breaking-news-jharkhand-high-courts-first-chief-justice-v-k-gupta-passes-away-at-78/ |access-date=18 February 2025 |publisher=The Jharkhand Story |date=15 February 2025}}
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Category:Delhi University alumni
Category:Judges of the Calcutta High Court
Category:Chief justices of the Jharkhand High Court
Category:Chief justices of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
Category:Chief justices of the Uttarakhand High Court
Category:20th-century Indian judges
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