On Thursday, the Central Government has notified appointment of five persons as Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court.
The notification in regard to it is being issued by Additional Secretary of Ministry of Law and Justice, Rajinder Kashyap. The appointment namely involves:
1. Kesang Doma Bhutia,
2. Rabindranath Samanta,
3. Sugato Majumdar,
4. Bivas Pattanayak and
5. Ananda Kumar Mukherjee.
"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," read the notification.
Only Sugato Majumdar, and Bivas Pattanayak have been appointed for a two year period while the other persons have been appointed for a shorter tenures.
Kesang Doma Bhutia has been assigned a tenure of little over 9 months till May 4, 2022.
Rabindranath Samanta has been appointed till June 23, 2023 while Ananda Kumar Mukherjee has been given a tenure till August 4, 2022.
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