Rajiv Gupta (judge)

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Rajiv Gupta
Chairman of Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission
In office
19 November 2012 – 19 November 2017
Appointed byShekhar Dutt
Preceded byY. K. S. Thakur
Succeeded byMahendra Pal Singhal
7th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
In office
2 February 2008 – 9 October 2012
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Preceded by
Succeeded byYatindra Singh
5th Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court
In office
14 January 2006 – 1 February 2008
Nominated byY. K. Sabharwal
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by
Succeeded byVinod Kumar Gupta
25th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
In office
27 April 2005 – 13 January 2006
Nominated byR. C. Lahoti
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
27 September 1994 – 26 April 2005
Nominated byM. N. Venkatachaliah
Appointed byS. D. Sharma
Acting Chief Justice
In office
13 March 2004 – 7 July 2004
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded byKumar Rajarathnam
Succeeded byR. V. Raveendran
In office
24 August 2003 – 5 September 2003
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded byBhawani Singh
Succeeded byKumar Rajarathnam
Personal details
Born (1950-10-10) 10 October 1950
CitizenshipIndian
EducationB.A. and LL.B
Alma materJiwaji University
Websitehrc.cg.gov.in

Rajiv Gupta (born 10 October 1950) is a retired Indian judge who is former chairman of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission[1] and former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Kerala.[2]

Early life and education

Justice Gupta was born at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on 10 October 1950. He completed his LL.B. from Jiwaji University, Gwalior.[3]

Career

Rajiv Gupta started practice in Madhya Pradesh High Court in November 1973 and continued to practise there till 1994. He was appointed Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 27 September 1994.[4] He also served as acting chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High court in 2003 and 2004.[5]

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.[6] He replaced Justice Jagdish Bhalla, who has been transferred to Himachal Pradesh High Court.[3][7] In October 2012, he was appointed the Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission and served there till 19 November 2017.[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Justice Rajiv Gupta new Chairman State Rights body". Chhattisgarh Top News. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Gupta | High Court of Uttarakhand | India". Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Biodata of Former Chief Justice". Chhattisgarh High Court. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Judge's Profile | High Court of Madhya Pradesh". mphc.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Former Chief Justices | High Court of Madhya Pradesh". mphc.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ "High Court of Chhattisgarh". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Rajiv Gupta new CJ of Chhattisgarh High Court". Zee News. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  8. ^ "छत्तीसगढ मानव अधिकार आयोग | Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission". hrc.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 7 July 2024.