| Office | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Term start | 7 August 2018 |
| Term end | 10 May 2022 |
| Appointer | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Nominator | Dipak Misra |
| Office 1 | 29th Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court |
| Term start 1 | 26 February 2016 |
| Term end 1 | 6 August 2018 |
| Nominator 1 | T. S. Thakur |
| Appointer 1 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Predecessor 1 | Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela |
| Successor 1 | Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri |
| Office 2 | Judge of the Karnataka High Court |
| Term start 2 | 16 February 2015 |
| Term end 2 | 25 February 2016 |
| Appointer 2 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Nominator 2 | H. L. Dattu |
| Office 3 | Judge of the Allahabad High Court |
| Term start 3 | 14 February 2002 |
| Term end 3 | 15 February 2015 |
| Appointer 3 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Nominator 3 | Sam Piroj Bharucha |
| Birth date | 11 May 1957 (age 69) |
| 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.[1] He is a former chief justice of the Orissa High Court.[2][3] 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.
In July 2022, he was reported as having been appointed as the BCCI ombudsman and ethics officer, in a position that had been vacant for over a year since the end of Justice (retired) DK Jain’s tenure ended in June 2021.[4]
References
- ^ "Former SC judge Vineet Saran appointed BCCI ethics officer" (in en-IN). The Hindu. PTI. 2022-07-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "High court gets new chief justice". The Times of India. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices KM Joseph, Indira Banerjee And Vineet Saran As SC Judges". Apoorva Mandhani. Live Law. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Acharya, Shayan (2022-07-19). "Justice Vineet Saran appointed BCCI ombudsman and ethics officer". Sportstar. Retrieved 2025-07-23.