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Justice Joymalya Bagchi Sworn In As Supreme Court Judge

Justice Bagchi stands at serial number 11 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges, including Chief Justices.

New DelhI:  Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagch as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Last week, the Centre cleared the appointment of Justice Joymalya Bagchi to the apex court, following the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium.

In a post on X, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the President, after consultation with the CJI, has appointed Justice Bagchi, a Judge of the Calcutta High Court, as an SC judge.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of India with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office,” said a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice.

In its meeting held on March 6, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the name of Justice Bagchi for elevation as a judge of the apex court.

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While recommending his name, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that, at present, the Bench of the Supreme Court is represented by only one Judge from the Calcutta High Court, said the statement released by SC Collegium.

Justice Bagchi stands at serial number 11 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges, including Chief Justices.

Appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in June 2011, he was transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on January 4, 2021. He was repatriated to the High Court at Calcutta on November 8, 2021, and has been functioning there since then.

He has served as a Judge of the High Court for more than 13 years.

On the retirement of Justice K.V. Viswanathan on May 25, 2031, Justice Bagchi would be in line to assume office as the Chief Justice of India till his retirement on ​​October 2, 2031.

Justice Bagchi would have a tenure of more than six years before he assumes the office of the Chief Justice of India. After the retirement of Justice Altamas Kabir on July 18, 2013, as the Chief Justice of India (CJI), there has not been any Chief Justice of India from the Calcutta High Court.

 

(This report has been published as part of an auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

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