Vineet Kothari

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Hon'ble Dr. Acting Chief Justice (Retd.)
Vineet Kothari
Sharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Madras High Court
In office
23 November 2018 – 3 January 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
18 April 2016 – 22 November 2018
Nominated byT. S. Thakur
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Judge of Rajasthan High Court
In office
13 June 2005 – 17 April 2016
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born2 September 1959
University of Jodhpur

Justice Vineet Kothari (born: 2 September 1959) is an Indian Judge who is now a designated Senior Advocate practising at

Career

He born in a Jain family of chartered accountants.[2] He completed B.Com.(Hons.) from Jodhpur university in 1978. After practising as a chartered accountant for 26 years, he served with distinction the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal for 15 years from 1989 to 2004.[3] He was not the member of income tax appellate tribunal rather his elder brother Mr. B M kothari was member of income tax appellate tribunal.

He was elevated as

Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 31 August 2021 consequent upon the appointment of Justice Vikram Nath as a Judge of Supreme Court of India
. He was retired on 1 September 2021.

References

  1. ^ Emmanuel, Meera (21 September 2019). "Justice Vineet Kothari appointed Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "@mycastory.com: Dr.Justice Vineet Kothari Judge, Rajasthan High Court". #mycastory. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Justice Vineet Kothari to perform duties of Chief Justice of Madras HC". The Hindu Business Line. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.