Rajiv Gupta

Rajiv Gupta (born 10 October 1950) is a retired Indian judge who is former chairman of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission and former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Kerala.

Early life and education Justice Gupta was born at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on 10 October 1950. He completed his LL.B. from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He also served as acting chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High court in 2003 and 2004.

He assumed charge as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on 27 April 2005. He was then transferred to High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital and he assumed charge on 14 January 2006. Later on he was transferred to Chhattisgarh High Court on 2 February 2008. He replaced Justice Jagdish Bhalla, who has been transferred to Himachal Pradesh High Court. In October 2012, he was appointed the Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission and served there till 19 November 2017.