Centre Notifies Extension Of Terms Of Nine Additional Judges At Calcutta High Court
The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the appointment of nine Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court for a fresh term of one year with effect from August 31, 2024.
The notification comes after the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 24th, 2024.
The Supreme Court Collegium consisting of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice B R Gavai had recommended that Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, Justice Prasenjit Biswas, Justice Uday Kumar, Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, Justice Supratim Bhattacharya, Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, Justice Apurba Sinha Ray, and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi of the Calcutta High Court be appointed for an additional one-year term starting from August 31, 2024.
The collegium’s decision diverged from the unanimous recommendation of the High Court Collegium on April 29, which had proposed these nine judges for permanent appointment, a suggestion also endorsed by the Central government. However, neither the Chief Minister nor the Governor of West Bengal provided their views on the High Court Collegium's recommendation.
The Notification dated August 05, 2024 read, “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (i) Biswaroop Chowdhury, (ii) Partha Sarathi Sen, (iii) Prasenjit Biswas, (iv) Uday Kumar, (v) Ajay Kumar Gupta, (vi) Supratim Bhattacharya, (vii) Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, (viii) Apurba Sinha Ray and (ix) Md. Shabbar Rashidi, Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court, to be Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, for a fresh term of one year w.e.f. 31.08.2024.”
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