Rajiv Gupta (judge)

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Rajiv Gupta
Chairman, Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission
Assumed office
19 November 2012
Chief Justice, Chhattisgarh High Court
In office
2 February 2008 9 October 2012
Succeeded by Yatindra Singh
Chief Justice, Uttarakhand High Court
In office
14 January 2006 1 February 2008
Preceded byPrakash Chandra Verma (acting)
Succeeded by Vinod Kumar Gupta
Chief Justice, Kerala High Court
In office
27 April 2005 13 January 2006
Preceded by B. Subhashan Reddy
Succeeded by V. K. Bali
Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
September 1994 April 2005
Personal details
Born (1950-10-10) 10 October 1950 (age 69)
Gwalior, Madhya Bharat, India
Citizenship Indian
NationalityFlag of India.svg  India
Alma mater Jiwaji University
Website hrc.cg.gov.in

Rajiv Gupta is the Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commissiona and was the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, Uttarakhand High Court and Kerala High Court. [1]

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Early life and education

Rajiv Gupta was born at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on 10 October 1950. He completed his LL.B. from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. [2]

Career

Rajiv Gupta started practice in Madhya Pradesh High Court in November 1973 and continued to practise there till 1994. He was appointed as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in September 1994. He assumed charge as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on 27 April 2005. He was then transferred to High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital and he assumed charge on 14 January 2006. Later on he was transferred to Chhattisgarh High Court on 2 February 2008. He replaced Justice Jagdish Bhalla, who has been transferred to Himachal Pradesh High Court. [2] [3] In October 2012, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Justice Rajiv Gupta new Chairman State Rights body". Chhattisgarh Top News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Biodata of Former Chief Justice". Chhattisgarh High Court. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. "Rajiv Gupta new CJ of Chhattisgarh High Court". Zee News. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2013.