SC Collegium Recommends Appointment of 2 advocates, 4 judicial officers as Judges of Calcutta High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of two Advocates and four Judicial Officers and for appointment as judges of the Calcutta High Court.

The Advocates recommended are:

1. Krishna Rao

2. Koyeli Bhattacharyya

The Judicial Officers recommended are:

1. Shampa Dutt (Paul)

2. Bibhas Ranjan De

3. Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury

4. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee

Also, the Collegium has reiterated 4 names for the Judges of the Calcutta High Court.

The High Court is currently functioning at half its strength, with 36 vacancies as against 72 sanctioned posts.

Read Collegium Statement for AdvocatesRead Collegium Statement for Judicial Officers