Government appoints five permanent judges at the Calcutta High Court

Government appoints five permanent judges at the Calcutta High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their permanency

The Government of India has notified the appointment of five additional judges of the Calcutta High Court as permanent judges.

The decision of the Central government came pursuant to the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium in April.

As of 1 April 2022, the high court, which has a sanctioned strength of 72 judges, is functioning with 39 judges. It has 33 vacancies.

The judges who have been made permanent are - Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia, Justice Rabindranath Samanta, Justice Sugato Majumdar, Justice Bivas Pattanayak, and Justice Ananda Kumar Mukherjee.