Aanchal Agarwal-
Published on August 26, 2021, at 17:10 IST
The Central Government on Thursday has notified the appointment of 5 Additional Judges to the Calcutta High Court.
The five individuals are Kesang Doma Bhutia, Rabindranath Samanta, Sugato Majumdar, Bivas Pattanayak, and Ananda Kumar Mukherjee.
The notification was issued by the Additional Secretary to the Central Government.
It stated that “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Miss Kesang Doma Bhutia, S/Shri (2) Rabindranath Samanta, (3) Sugato Majumdar, (4) Bivas Pattanayak, and (5) Ananda Kumar Mukherjee, to be Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, in that order of seniority,”
Kesang Doma Bhutia, Rabindranath Samanta, and Ananda Kumar Mukherjee have been given a shorter tenure whereas Sugato Majumdar and Bivas Pattanayak have been appointed for a period of 2 years.
Kesang Doma Bhutia has been given tenure of 9 months while Rabindranath Samanta has been appointed till 23rd June 2023. Ananda Kumar Mukherjee has been appointed till August 4th, 2022.
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