Justice Dipankar Datta was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 28 April 2020. Justice Datta undertook a 2,000-km three-day road journey from Kolkata to Mumbai as all flights are grounded due to the lockdown.Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to the new Chief Justice at a function in Raj Bhavan attended by Chief Minister...
Justice Dipankar Datta was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 28 April 2020. Justice Datta undertook a 2,000-km three-day road journey from Kolkata to Mumbai as all flights are grounded due to the lockdown.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to the new Chief Justice at a function in Raj Bhavan attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Other prominent dignitaries present included leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, Speaker of Legislative Assembly Nana Patole, High Court Judges, DGP Subodh Jaiswal, Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, and other personalities, all maintaining physical distancing.
Following his appointment by President R.N. Kovind on April 23, Chief Justice Datta embarked on a long road journey from Kolkata to Mumbai as all flights were grounded in view of the lockdown.
Born on February 9, 1965, Chief Justice Datta started his legal practice from November 1989, in the High Court and Supreme Court, fighting constitutional and civil matters.
Appointed as a permanent Judge of Calcutta High Court in June 2006, over the past 16 years as a Judge, he has also served in the High Courts of Guwahati, Jharkhand before being appointed the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
He replaces Chief Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari.