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'''Girish Chandra Gupta''' (born 1 December 1954) was an Indian judge and the former Chief Justice of [[Calcutta High Court]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Gupta passed [[LL.B.]] and enrolled as an advocate on 20 September 1982. He practiced in the Calcutta High Court for 17 years in Civil, Constitutional, Company, Arbitration and Commercial matters. He was appointed a permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court on 15 September 2000. Gupta has been officiating as acting chief justice for Calcutta High Court since Chief Justice [[Manjula Chellur]] was transferred to [[Bombay High Court]]. Finally he became the Chief Justice of the same High Court on 21 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/68|title=The Hon'ble Justice Girish Chandra Gupta|website=calcuttahighcourt.gov.in|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.web.lawyersupdate.co.in/know-your-judges/know-your-judges-honble-justice-girish-chandra-gupta/|title=Know Your Judges|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref> Justice Gupta's appointment as Chief Justice is a rare occurrence because the current policy on judges' appointments, evolved in 1998 bars the elevation of a high court judge as chief justice of the same High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/a-rare-chief-justice-moment/cid/1323173|title=A 'rare' chief justice moment|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref> He retired on 30 November 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/girish-chandra-gupta-sworn-in-as-calcutta-hc-chief-justice-116092200146_1.html|title=Girish Chandra Gupta sworn in as Calcutta HC chief justice|agency=IANS|date=22 September 2016|newspaper=Business Standard|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> and was appointed the Chairman of [[West Bengal Human Rights Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/west-bengal/justice-girish-chandra-gupta-new-bengal-human-rights-commission-chairman_1959108.html|title=Justice Girish Chandra Gupta new Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman|website=zeenews.india.com|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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