Barin Ghosh (judge)

For the revolutionary, see Barindra Kumar Ghosh.

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Barin Ghosh
8th Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court
In office 12 August 2010 – 4 June 2014
Nominated by	S. H. Kapadia
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	J. S. Khehar
Succeeded by	K. M. Joseph V. K. Bist (acting)
13th Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
In office 13 April 2010 – 5 August 2010
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	Aftab Hussain Saikia
Succeeded by	P. D. Dinakaran
27th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court
In office 3 January 2009 – 12 April 2010
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	Manmohan Sarin N. A. Kakru (acting)
Succeeded by	Aftab Hussain Saikia
Judge of Patna High Court
In office 7 January 2005 – 2 January 2009
Nominated by	R. C. Lahoti
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of Calcutta High Court
In office 14 July 1995 – 6 January 2005
Nominated by	A. M. Ahmadi
Appointed by	S. D. Sharma
Personal details
Born	(1952-06-05)5 June 1952
Died	7 October 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 63) Kolkata
Education	B.Com and LL. B.

Barin Ghosh (5 June 1952 – 7 October 2015) was an Indian judge and former Chief Justice of three High Courts of India i.e. Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Sikkim High Court and Uttarakhand High Court.

Career

Ghosh was born in 1952. After passing B.Com., LL.B. he was enrolled as an Advocate on 19 December 1978 and practiced in the Calcutta High Court. He worked on Civil, Company and Constitutional matters. On 14 July 1995 he was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court. Justice Ghosh was transferred to Patna High Court on 7 January 2005. He became the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 31 January 2009. Justice Ghosh was appointed the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court on 13 April 2010. He was transferred to the Uttarakhand High Court on 6 August 2010 and served there as Chief Justice. Ghosh died in Kolkata on 7 October 2015.