The Central government has notified the appointment of two lawyers as additional judges of Calcutta High Court. .The two lawyers whose names have been cleared for appointment are:- Raju Basu Chowdhury; and- Lapita Banerji..Their names were first recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium in July 2019. The names were reiterated by the Collegium in September 2021. The Calcutta High Court which has a sanctioned strength of 72 judges is currently functioning with 41 judges.
The Central government has notified the appointment of two lawyers as additional judges of Calcutta High Court. .The two lawyers whose names have been cleared for appointment are:- Raju Basu Chowdhury; and- Lapita Banerji..Their names were first recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium in July 2019. The names were reiterated by the Collegium in September 2021. The Calcutta High Court which has a sanctioned strength of 72 judges is currently functioning with 41 judges.
