Arup Kumar Goswami
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Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Arup Kumar Goswami | |
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| 14th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court | |
| In office 12 October 2021 – 10 March 2023 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
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| Succeeded by |
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| 2nd Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 6 January 2021 – 11 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | J. K. Maheshwari |
| Succeeded by | Prashant Kumar Mishra |
| 21st Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court | |
| In office 15 October 2019 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
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| Succeeded by | J. K. Maheshwari |
| Judge of the Gauhati High Court | |
| In office 24 January 2011 – 14 October 2019 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Acting Chief Justice | |
| In office 24 May 2019 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | A. S. Bopanna |
| Succeeded by | Ajai Lamba |
| In office 6 September 2018 – 28 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Succeeded by | A. S. Bopanna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1961 |
| Education | Graduation in Economics (Hons.) and LL.B |
| Alma mater | Cotton College, Gauhati, Government Law College, Gauhati |
Justice Arup Kumar Goswami (born 11 March 1961) is a retired Indian judge, a former chief justice of three high courts of India (Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh[1][2] and Sikkim)[3] and a former judge of the Gauhati High Court where he also served as Acting Chief Justice twice.[4]
As advocate
Graduated in Economics (Hons.) from Cotton College under Gauhati University in 1981. Obtained LL.B. Degree from Government Law College, Guwahati in 1985. Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on 16 August 1985. Practiced mainly on the Civil, Criminal, Constitutional and Service matters.
Was designated as Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court on 21 December 2004.
Was Standing Counsel of the Gauhati High Court, Karbi-Anglong Autonomous Council and North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council. Had also been a Senior Standing Counsel, Education Department, Government of Assam.