The Union government on Thursday notified the appointment of five Additional Judges to the Calcutta High Court with effect from the date they assume of their respective offices.
They are ;
- Kesang Doma Bhutia
- Rabindranath Samanta
- Sugato Majumdar
- Bivas Pattanayak
- Anand Kumar Mukherjee
Sugato Majumdar and Bivas Pattanayak have been appointed for a period of two years, whereas the other persons have been given shorter tenures. Kesang Doma Bhutia has been given a tenure of little over 9 months till May 4, 2022. Rabindranath Samanta has been appointed till June 23, 2023 while Anand Kumar Mukherjee has been given a tenure till August 4, 2022.