Justice G C Gupta was today administered oath as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court by the West Bengal governor Mr. Kesari Nath Tripathi. The West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee attended the swearing-in along with state Finance Minister Mr. Amit Mitra. <br/><br/>In his felicitation speech, Advocate General Jayanta Mitra said that sitting judge of Calcutta High Court has been made Chief Justice after almost 30 years when Justice Chittotosh Mukherjee became the Chief Justice of the High Court.<br/><br/>Lamenting that Justice Gupta would have a short tenure as Chief of the High Court as he is due to retire in December, Mr. Mitra said he is confident that Chief Justice Gupta will play T-20 (cricket match) with as much aplomb as a Test Match.<br/><br/>Justice Gupta was born on December one, 1954. He was enrolled as an Advocate on September 20, 1982 and practiced in the Calcutta High Court for 17 years in civil, constitutional, company, arbitration and commercial matters. He was appointed as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court on September 15, 2000.