{{Short description|Indian judge (1947–2025)}} {{other people|Vinod Gupta}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox judge | honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) | name = Vinod Kumar Gupta | honorific_suffix = | image = alt|250px | alt = | caption = | office = 6th Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court | term_start = 2 February 2008 | term_end = 9 September 2009 | nominator = K. G. Balakrishnan | appointer = Pratibha Patil | predecessor = Rajiv Gupta | successor = {{ubl|J. S. Khehar|Tarun Agarwala ''(acting)''|B. C. Kandapal ''(acting)''}} | office1 = 18th Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court | term_start1 = 8 March 2003 | term_end1 = 1 February 2008 | nominator1 = V. N. Khare | appointer1 = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | predecessor1 = {{ubl|W. A. Shishak|Kamlesh Sharma ''(acting)''}} | successor1 = Jagadish Bhalla | office2 = 1st Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court | term_start2 = 5 December 2000 | term_end2 = 4 March 2003<br />{{small|Acting CJ : 15 November 2000 - 4 December 2000}} | nominator2 = A. S. Anand | appointer2 = K. R. Narayanan | predecessor2 = ''Position established'' | successor2 = P. K. Balasubramanyan | office3 = Judge of Patna High Court | term_start3 = 9 November 2000 | term_end3 = 14 November 2000 | nominator3 = A. S. Anand | appointer3 = K. R. Narayanan | office4 = Judge of Calcutta High Court | term_start4 = 6 May 1996 | term_end4 = 8 November 2000 | nominator4 = A. M. Ahmadi | appointer4 = S. D. Sharma | office5 = Judge of Jammu & Kashmir High Court | term_start5 = 7 November 1990 | term_end5 = 5 May 1996 | nominator5 = Ranganath Misra | appointer5 = R. Venkataraman | office6 = Advocate General of Jammu and Kashmir | term_start6 = April 1990 | term_end6 = November 1990 | appointer6 = Jagmohan Malhotra | predecessor6 = Altaf Ahmad | successor6 = Permod Kohli | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1947|09|10}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|02|15|1947|09|10}} | death_place = New Delhi | alma_mater = Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Delhi University | education = L. L. B. }} '''Vinod Kumar Gupta''' (10 September 1947 – 15 February 2025) was an Indian judge and the first permanent Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. He also served as Chief Justice of the high courts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
==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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Advocate generals of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://advgen.jk.gov.in/pdf/Roll-of-Adv-Gen.pdf}}</ref> Senior Central Government Standing Counsel of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. He associated with the Bar council activities, and held the offices of Bar President and Secretary.
On 7 November 1990 he was appointed as judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jkhighcourt.nic.in/formerJudges.php|title=High Court of Jammu and Kashmir|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> He was transferred to Calcutta High Court on 6 May 1996. He was appointed as judge of Patna High Court on 9 November 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Communique |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/LAW/2000-SEP-DEC-L%20A%20W%20JUSTICE/PDF/LAW-2000-11-08_090.pdf}}</ref> and was further transferred and appointed Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on 15 November 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Order of commencement of Jharkhand High Court |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/LAW/2000-SEP-DEC-L%20A%20W%20JUSTICE/PDF/LAW-2000-11-14_099.pdf}}</ref> He took oath as the first permanent Chief Justice of this High Court on 5 December 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Court of Jharkhand, India |url=https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/judges_summary.php?jpi=MzE= |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in}}</ref> Thereafter Justice Gupta joined as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Chief Justices |url=https://hphighcourt.nic.in/fcj.htm |access-date=18 October 2018 |website=hphighcourt.nic.in}}</ref> Before the retirement he also held the post of the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court from 2 February 2008 to 9 September 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Gupta {{!}} High Court of Uttarakhand {{!}} India |url=https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/whoswho/honble-mr-justice-vinod-kumar-gupta/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |language=en}}</ref>
Justice Gupta died on 15 February 2025, at the age of 77.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dar |first=Mohsin |date=2025-02-17 |title=First Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice VK Gupta passes away |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/first-jharkhand-high-court-chief-justice-vk-gupta-passes-away |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref>
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