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Finally he became the Chief Justice of the same High Court on 21 September 2016.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/68|title=The Hon&#039;ble Justice Girish Chandra Gupta|website=calcuttahighcourt.gov.in|access-date=15 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Justice Gupta&#039;s appointment as Chief Justice is a rare occurrence because the current policy on judges&#039; appointments, evolved in 1998 bars the elevation of a high court judge as chief justice of the same High Court.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/a-rare-chief-justice-moment/cid/1323173|title=A &#039;rare&#039; chief justice moment|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=15 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He retired on 30 November 2016&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was appointed &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as &lt;/del&gt;the Chairman of [[West Bengal Human Rights Commission]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/68|title=The Hon&#039;ble Justice Girish Chandra Gupta|website=calcuttahighcourt.gov.in|access-date=15 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Justice Gupta&#039;s appointment as Chief Justice is a rare occurrence because the current policy on judges&#039; appointments, evolved in 1998 bars the elevation of a high court judge as chief justice of the same High Court.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/a-rare-chief-justice-moment/cid/1323173|title=A &#039;rare&#039; chief justice moment|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=15 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He retired on 30 November 2016&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was appointed the Chairman of [[West Bengal Human Rights Commission]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Girish Chandra Gupta&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born: 1 December 1954) was an Indian judge and the former Chief Justice of [[Calcutta High Court]].&lt;br /&gt;
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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 as 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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/68|title=The Hon&amp;#039;ble Justice Girish Chandra Gupta|website=calcuttahighcourt.gov.in|access-date=15 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Justice Gupta&amp;#039;s appointment as Chief Justice is a rare occurrence because the current policy on judges&amp;#039; appointments, evolved in 1998 bars the elevation of a high court judge as chief justice of the same High Court.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/a-rare-chief-justice-moment/cid/1323173|title=A &amp;#039;rare&amp;#039; chief justice moment|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=15 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He retired on 30 November 2016.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was appointed as the Chairman of [[West Bengal Human Rights Commission]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Judges of the Calcutta High Court]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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