Vineet Saran Explained

Vineet Saran
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Term Start:7 August 2018
Term End:10 May 2022
Appointer:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator:Dipak Misra
Office1:29th Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court
Term Start1:26 February 2016
Term End1:6 August 2018
Nominator1:T. S. Thakur
Appointer1:Pranab Mukherjee
Predecessor1:Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Successor1:Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri
Office2:Judge of the Karnataka High Court
Term Start2:16 February 2015
Term End2:25 February 2016
Appointer2:Pranab Mukherjee
Nominator2:H. L. Dattu
Office3:Judge of the Allahabad High Court
Term Start3:14 February 2002
Term End3:15 February 2015
Appointer3:Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Nominator3:Sam Piroj Bharucha
Birth Date:11 May 1957
Alma Mater:Allahabad University

Vineet Saran (born 11 May 1957) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and the ethics officer and ombudsman in the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[1] He is a former chief justice of the Orissa High Court.[2] [3] He is also a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and Allahabad High Court.

Career

Vineet Saran was born on 11 May 1957. He was enrolled as an advocate on 28 July 1980. He practiced before the Allahabad High Court in all matters. He was appointed a permanent judge of the Allahabad High Court on 14 February 2002. He was thereafter transferred to the Karnataka High Court on 16 February 2015 and was appointed chief justice of the Orissa High Court on 26 February 2016.

He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 7 August 2018. He retired on 10 May 2022.

Notes and References

  1. News: PTI . 2022-07-19 . Former SC judge Vineet Saran appointed BCCI ethics officer . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-09-29 . 0971-751X.
  2. News: High court gets new chief justice . . 5 August 2018 . 7 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices KM Joseph, Indira Banerjee And Vineet Saran As SC Judges . Live Law . Apoorva Mandhani. 3 August 2018 . 5 August 2018.