Vineet Saran

Vineet Saran
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 7 August 2018 – 10 May 2022
Nominated by	Dipak Misra
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
29th Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court
In office 26 February 2016 – 6 August 2018
Nominated by	T. S. Thakur
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Succeeded by	Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri
Judge of the Karnataka High Court
In office 16 February 2015 – 25 February 2016
Nominated by	H. L. Dattu
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of the Allahabad High Court
In office 14 February 2002 – 15 February 2015
Nominated by	Sam Piroj Bharucha
Appointed by	Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-11) 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. He is a former chief justice of the Orissa High Court. 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.