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Vineet Saran

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Vineet Saran
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
7 August 2018 – 10 May 2022
Nominated byDipak Misra
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
29th Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court
In office
26 February 2016 – 6 August 2018
Nominated byT. S. Thakur
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byDhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Succeeded byKalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri
Judge of the Karnataka High Court
In office
16 February 2015 – 25 February 2016
Nominated byH. L. Dattu
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Judge of the Allahabad High Court
In office
14 February 2002 – 15 February 2015
Nominated bySam Piroj Bharucha
Appointed byKocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born (1957-05-11) 11 May 1957 (age 67)
Alma materAllahabad 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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Former SC judge Vineet Saran appointed BCCI ethics officer". The Hindu. PTI. 19 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ "High court gets new chief justice". The Times of India. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices KM Joseph, Indira Banerjee And Vineet Saran As SC Judges". Apoorva Mandhani. Live Law. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.