Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has been elevated as the first Chief Justice of the newly established High Court of Tripura. He is the first judge from the State to have been directly appointed as Chief Justice of another State.
Hailing from Himachal Pradesh, Justice Gupta was appointed judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on October 4, 2004.
He was born on May 7, 1955 in Nurpur in Kangra District in a family of lawyers. He started practicing in the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1978.
During his stint as Judge, Justice Deepak Gupta delivered many significant judgements on many issues concerning environment and ecology of the State while heading the Green Bench.
In a landmark judgement, the Bench headed by him had imposed a cost of Rs100 crore on JP Cement Company for violation of environmental laws.
He also passed many other important orders, banning use of non-biodegradable packing on junk foods, regulating the prices of essential drugs, framing of transfer policy, installation of GPS system in commercial vehicles, installation of electronic barriers on major entry points of Himachal Pradesh.
He played a pivotal role in computerisation of the High Court. He also remained the administrative judge of various divisions of the State like Shimla, Solan, Kinnaur, Mandi and Kangra and also remained the executive chairman of the HP State legal Services Authority and ensured that the benefit of legal aid movement reached the poor and needy people.