Calcutta High Court

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{{Short description|High Court in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox high court
| court_name = Calcutta High Court
| native_name =
| image = Calcutta highcourt.jpg
| caption = Calcutta High Court building
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1862|07|01}}
| jurisdiction = [[West Bengal]] and [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]]
| location = Principal Seat: [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
Circuit Benches: [[Jalpaiguri]] & [[Port Blair]] ([[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|A & N Islands]])
| coordinates = {{coord|22|34|6|N|88|20|36|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=title,inline}}
| type = [[President of India|Presidential]] with [[advice and consent|confirmation]] of [[Chief Justice of India]] and [[Governors of states of India|Governor of respective state]].
| authority = [[Constitution of India]]
| terms = Till 62 years of age
| positions = 72
| website = [http://calcuttahighcourt.gov.in calcuttahighcourt.gov.in]
| chiefjudgetitle = [[Chief Justice]]
| chiefjudgename = [[Sujoy Paul]]
| termstart = 16 January 2026
| termend =
}}

'''Calcutta High Court''' is the oldest [[High Courts of India|High Court]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which is the oldest High Court in India? |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/calcutta-high-court-which-is-the-oldest-high-court-in-india-article-95161438 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=TimesNow |date=29 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It is located at [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade Row West]], [[Kolkata]] (also scribed as ''Calcutta''), [[West Bengal]]. It has jurisdiction over the [[Indian state|state]] of [[West Bengal]] and the [[Union Territory]] of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. The Gothic Revival building was completed in 1872, and designed by Walter Long Bozzi Granville.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The High Court, Kolkata, by Walter L. B. Granville (1819-1874) |url=https://victorianweb.org/art/architecture/granville/2.html |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=victorianweb.org}}</ref>

Currently, the court has a [[Judiciary of India#Judge strength|sanctioned judge strength]] of 72.

==History==
[[File:Calcutta High Court 1860.jpg|thumb|Calcutta High Court in the 1860s]]
[[File:Calcutta High Court in the 1890s.JPG|thumb|Calcutta High Court in the 1890s]]

The Calcutta High Court is one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by [[Letters patent]] granted by [[Queen Victoria]], and is the oldest High Court in India. It was brought into existence as the '''High Court of Judicature at Fort William''' by the Letters Patent dated 14 May 1862,<ref>[https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/ A Brief History about Calcutta High Court]</ref> issued under the [[Indian High Courts Act 1861|High Courts Act, 1861]], which was preceded by the [[Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William]]. The court was formally opened on 1 July 1862.

The building was designed by Walter Long Bozzi Granville, and loosely modelled on the [[Ypres Cloth Hall]] in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]], with a similar long facade of serried Gothic pointed arches, and a tall central tower with corner spires.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/ |title=Court's official website |access-date=7 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306142046/http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/ |archive-date=6 March 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is constructed of red brick with stucco dressings above a vaulted cloister of Barakur sandstone. It has been described as the only significant secular Gothic building in the city, something of an aberration amid the neoclassical edifices of other government buildings, such as Granville's own earlier [[General Post Office, Kolkata|General Post Office]] building in Dalhousie Square.<ref name=":1" />

Despite the name of the city having officially changed from ''Calcutta'' to ''Kolkata'' in 2001, the Court, as an institution retained the old name. The bill to rename it as '''Kolkata High Court''' was approved by the Union Cabinet on 5 July 2016 along with the renaming of its two other counterparts in [[Madras High Court|Chennai]] and [[Bombay High Court|Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cabinet-renames-bombay-madras-calcutta-high-courts-kolkata-mumbai-chennai/|title=Cabinet renames high courts in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai|date=5 July 2016}}</ref> The Bill called High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19 July 2016<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-moves-bill-to-change-names-of-high-courts/article8872001.ece|title=Govt. moves Bill to change names of High Courts|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 July 2016|access-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105171321/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-moves-bill-to-change-names-of-high-courts/article8872001.ece|archive-date=5 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and is yet to be passed by both Houses of Parliament. Hence, the High Court still retains the old name.

==Principal seat and benches==
The seat of the Calcutta High Court is [[Kolkata]], the [[List of Indian state and union territory capitals|capital]] of [[West Bengal]]. As per the ''Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953'', the Calcutta High Court's jurisdiction was extended to cover Chandernagore (now called [[Chandannagar]]) and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] as of 2 May 1950. The Calcutta High Court extended its Circuit Bench in [[Port Blair]], the capital of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and in [[Jalpaiguri]], the [[Jalpaiguri division|divisional headquarters]] of the [[North Bengal]] region. On 7 February 2019, President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] finalised the opening of the other circuit bench in [[Jalpaiguri|Jalpaiguri, West Bengal]] with the jurisdiction area<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://doj.gov.in/sites/default/files/Orders%20Notification%20of%20establishment%20of%20a%20bench%20of%20Calcutta%20High%20Court%20at%20Jalpaiguri.pdf|title=Orders/notification of establishment of a bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri (English/ Hindi) (07.02.2019)|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> within 5 districts- [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]], [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]], [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]], [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]] and [[Cooch Behar district|Cooch Behar]].

==Chief Justice and Judges==
The court has a Sanctioned strength of '''72 (Permanent:54, Additional:18)''' judges.

'''Sitting Judges of Calcutta High Court-'''{{See also|List of sitting judges of High Courts of India#Calcutta High Court}}

Currently, Justice [[Sujoy Paul]] is the Chief Justice of the court. Sir [[Barnes Peacock]] was the first Chief Justice of the High Court. He assumed the charge when the court was founded on 1 July 1862. Sir [[Romesh Chandra Mitra]] was the first officiating Indian Chief Justice and Phani Bhushan Chakravartti was the first permanent Indian Chief Justice of the court. The longest-serving Chief Justice was Justice Sankar Prasad Mitra.

==List of Chief Justices==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
!#
!Chief Justice
!Term
|-
!1
| Sir [[Barnes Peacock]]
|1862–1870
|-
!2
| Sir [[Richard Couch (judge)|Richard Couch]]
|1870–1875
|-
!3
| Sir [[Richard Garth]]
|1875–1886
|-
!—
|Sir [[Romesh Chandra Mitra]] ''(acting)''
|1886<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Supreme Court of Bangladesh |url=https://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/scdoc/#page/36 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=www.supremecourt.gov.bd}}</ref>
|-
!4
| Sir [[William Comer Petheram]]
|1886–1896
|-
!5
| Sir [[Francis William Maclean]]
|1896–1909
|-
!—
|Sir [[Chunder Madhub Ghose]] ''(acting)''
|1906<ref name=":0" />
|-
!6
|Sir [[Lawrence Hugh Jenkins]]
| 1909–1915
|-
!7
| Sir [[Lancelot Sanderson]]
| 1915–1926
|-
!—
|Sir [[Ashutosh Mukherjee]] ''(acting)''
|1920, 1923<ref name=":0" />
|-
!8
| Sir [[George Claus Rankin]]
|1926–1934
|-
!9
| Sir [[Harold Derbyshire]]
|1934–1946
|-
!10
| Sir [[Arthur Trevor Harries]]
|1946–1952
|-
! colspan="3" |After Indian Independence
|-
!11
| [[Phani Bhusan Chakravartti]]
|1952–1958
|-
!12
| [[Kulada Charan Das Gupta]]
|1958–1959
|-
!13
| [[Surajit Chandra Lahiri]]
|1959–1961
|-
!14
| [[Himansu Kumar Bose]]
|1961–1966
|-
!15
| [[Deep Narayan Sinha]]
|1966–1970
|-
!16
| [[Prasanta Bihari Mukharji]]
|1970–1972
|-
!17
| [[Sankar Prasad Mitra]]
|1972–1979
|-
!18
| [[Amarendra Nath Sen]]
|1979–1981
|-
!19
| [[Sambhu Chandra Ghose]]
|1981–1983
|-
!20
| [[Samarendra Chandra Deb]]
|January 1983 – February 1983
|-
!21
| Satish Chandra
|1983–1986
|-
!22
| [[Anil Kumar Sen]]
|September 1986 – October 1986
|-
!23
| [[Chittatosh Mookerjee]]
|1 November 1986 – 1 November 1987
|-
!24
| [[Debi Singh Tewatia]]
|1 November 1987 – 1988
|-
!25
| [[Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai]]
|1988–1991
|-
!26
| Nagendra Prasad Singh
|4 February 1992 – 14 June 1992
|-
!27
| [[Anandamoy Bhattacharjee]]
|1992–1994
|-
!28
| [[Krishna Chandra Agarwal]]
|1994–1996
|-
!29
| [[V. N. Khare]]
|2 February 1996 – 20 March 1997
|-
!30
| [[Prabha Shankar Mishra]]
|1997–1998
|-
!31
| [[Ashok Kumar Mathur]]
|22 December 1999 – 6 June 2004
|-
!32
| [[V. S. Sirpurkar]]
|20 March 2005 – 11 January 2007
|-
!33
| [[Surinder Singh Nijjar]]
|8 March 2007 – 16 November 2009
|-
!34
| [[Mohit Shantilal Shah]]
|24 December 2009 – 25 June 2010
|-
!35
| [[Jai Narayan Patel]]
|2010 – 4 October 2012
|-
!36
| [[Arun Kumar Mishra]]
|14 December 2012 – 6 July 2014
|-
!37
| [[Manjula Chellur]]
|5 August 2014 – 21 August 2016
|-
!38
| [[Girish Chandra Gupta]]
|21 September 2016 – 30 November 2016
|-
!39
| [[Jyotirmay Bhattacharya]]
|1 May 2018 – 24 September 2018
|-
!40
| [[Debasish Kar Gupta]]
|30 October 2018 – 31 December 2018
|-
!41
| [[T. B. Radhakrishnan|Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan]]
|4 April 2019 — 28 April 2021
|-
!42
| [[Prakash Shrivastava]]
|11 October 2021 — 30 March 2023
|-
!43
| [[T. S. Sivagnanam]]
|11 May 2023 — 15 September 2025
|-
!44
| [[Sujoy Paul]]
| 16 January 2026 – ''Incumbent''
|}

== Judges elevated as Chief Justice ==
This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Calcutta. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Calcutta High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Calcutta High Court but does not have Calcutta as their Parent High Court.{{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}}
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* {{Note label|‡|‡|‡}}Elevated to [[Supreme Court of India]]
*{{Note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned
* {{Note label|†|†|†}}Died in office{{Note label}}{{Col-end}}{{Static-row-numbers}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter static-row-numbers static-row-header" style="font-size: 90%"
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Image
! rowspan="2" |Appointed as CJ in HC of
! colspan="2" |Date of appointment
! rowspan="2" |Date of retirement{{Efn|this includes date of resignation, death and elevation to supreme court|name=date}}
! colspan="2" |Tenure
! rowspan="2" |Ref..
|-
!As Judge
!As Chief Justice
!As Chief Justice
!As Judge{{Efn|also includes tenure as Chief Justice|name=tenure}}
|-
|[[Walter Morgan (judge)|Walter Morgan]]
|
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]], ''transferred to'' [[Madras High Court|Madras]]
|{{dts|1862|7|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1866|3|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1879|2|7|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1866|3|17|1879|2|7|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1862|7|1|1879|2|7|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the High Court at Allahabad during the Chief Justice |url=https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/History_of_the_High_Court_AHenry.html#:~:text=Sir%20Walter%20Morgan%20was%20born,retiring%20from%20Madras%20in%201879. |access-date=2025-12-25 |website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lawrence Hugh Jenkins]]
|[[File:Lawrence_Hugh_Jenkins.png|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Bombay High Court|Bombay]], ''transferred to'' Calcutta
|{{dts|1896|4|24|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1899|4|20|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1915|11|13|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1899|4|20|1915|11|13|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1896|4|24|1915|11|13|duration=on}}
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Page no.68 - 69 |url=https://www.wbja.nic.in/wbja_adm/files/The%20High%20Court%20at%20Calcutta%20150%20Years%20-%20An%20Overview.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[John Stanley (judge)|John Stanley]]
|[[File:Chief_Justice_Sir_John_Stanley.png|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
|{{dts|1898|||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1901|8|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1911|4|21|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1901|8|17|1911|4|21|duration=on}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Page 4950 {{!}} Issue 27338, 26 July 1901 {{!}} London Gaze... |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27338/page/4950 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241216045728/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27338/page/4950 |archive-date=2024-12-16 |access-date=2025-12-25 |work=The Gazette |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Some English Judges whom I Admired |url=https://allahabadhighcourt.in/event/SomeEngJIAdmiredSPSinha.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[George Claus Rankin]]
|[[File:Sir_George_Claus_Rankin.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|1918|||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1926|||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1934|||format=dmy}}
|
|
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[Sarat Kumar Ghosh]]
|[[File:Sarath Ghosh in Chicago.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Jammu & Kashmir High Court|Jammu & Kashmir]], ''transferred to'' [[Rajasthan High Court|Rajasthan]]{{Efn|Then known as High Court of princely state of Jaipur}}
|{{dts|1929|9||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1946|3|29|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1949|3|31|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|{{ayd|1946|3|29|1949|3|31|duration=on}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 24, 1929. |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/14585/page/1084}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Chairmen of RPSC |url=https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in/chairmen}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ronald Francis Lodge]]
|
|[[Gauhati High Court|Gauhati]]
|{{dts|1941|||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1948|4|5|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1949|4|7|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1948|4|5|1949|4|7|duration=on}}
|
|
|-
|[[Sudhi Ranjan Das]]
|'''[[File:Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]'''
|[[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab & Haryana]]
|{{Dts|1942|12|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1949|1|19|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1950|1|20|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}{{Efn|Then [[Federal Court of India]]}}
|{{ayd|1949|1|19|1950|1|20|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1942|12|1|1950|1|19|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Phani Bhusan Chakravartti]]
|[[File:Phani_Bhusan_Chakravartti.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|1945|4||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1952|6|13|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1958|10|11|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1952|6|13|1958|10|11|duration=on}}
|
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[Kulada Charan Das Gupta]]
|[[File:Kulada_Charan_Das_Gupta.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1948|6||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1958|10|12|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1959|8|17|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|1958|10|12|1959|8|17|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Surajit Chandra Lahiri]]
|[[File:Surojit_Chandra_Lahiri_CU.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|Calcutta
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1949|1|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1959|8|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1961|6|10|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1959|8|17|1961|6|10|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1949|1|3|1961|6|10|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. C. Lahiri as Chief Justice |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/appointment-shri-justice-surajit-chandra-lahiri-judge-calcutta-high-court-be-chief-justice}}</ref>
|-
|[[Prasanta Bihari Mukharji]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{dts|1970|5|20|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1972|7|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1970|5|20|1972|7|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1949|1|3|1972|7|30|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allegations against P. B. Mukharji |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/allegations-against-shri-justice-pb-mukharji-judge-calcutta-high-court}}</ref>
|-
|Subodh Ranjan Das Gupta
|
|[[Karnataka High Court|Karnataka]]
|{{Dts|1949|6|13|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1957|7|25|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1961|8|13|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1957|7|25|1961|8|13|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1949|6|13|1961|8|13|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. R. Das Gupta as Chief Justice |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/HOME%20AFFAIRS/1957/HOM-1957-07-15-2183.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[Himansu Kumar Bose]]
|[[File:Himansu_Kumar_Bose.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1949|12|8|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1961|6|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1966|3|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1961|6|10|1966|3|1|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1949|12|8|1966|3|1|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of H. K. Bose as Chief Justice |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/appointment-shri-justice-hk-bose-judge-calcutta-high-court-be-chief-justice-high-court}}</ref>
|-
|[[Deep Narayan Sinha]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1950|7|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1966|3|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1970|1|14|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1966|3|1|1970|1|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1950|7|3|1970|1|14|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of D. N. Sinha as Permanent Chief Justice |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/appointment-shri-justice-dn-sinha-permanent-chief-justice-calcutta-high-court-vice-shri}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sankar Prasad Mitra]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1957|12|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1972|7|30|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1979|12|25|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1972|7|30|1979|12|25|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1957|12|23|1979|12|25|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. P. Mitra |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/appointment-sarvashri-ray-and-sp-mitra-additional-judges-calcutta-high-court-be-permanent}}</ref>
|-
|[[Amarendra Nath Sen]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1965|11|15|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1979|12|26|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1981|1|27|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|1979|12|26|1981|1|27|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1965|11|15|1981|1|27|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Sambhu Chandra Ghose]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1966|7|25|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1981|1|28|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1982|12|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1981|1|28|1982|12|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1966|7|25|1982|12|31|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. C. Ghose |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/proposals-appointment-shri-justice-amiya-nimai-chakrabarti-and-shri-justice-shambhu}}</ref>
|-
|[[Samarendra Chandra Deb]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1968|2|27|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1983|1|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1983|2|28|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1983|1|1|1983|2|28|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1968|2|27|1983|2|28|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. C. Deb as judge |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/1968-JAN-JUNE-HOME-AFFAIRS/PDF/HOM-1968-02-21_050.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. C. Deb as CJ |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/searchtext=Calcutta%20Chief%20Justice/title=Calcutta_High_Court_Chief_Justice_appointment/nid=2920253}}</ref>
|-
|Pradyot Kumar Banerjee
|
|[[Rajasthan High Court|Rajasthan]]
|{{Dts|1968|7|31|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1983|10|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1985|9|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1983|10|23|1985|9|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1968|7|31|1985|9|30|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of P. K. Banerjee as judge |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/1968-JULY-DEC-HOME-AFFAAIRS/PDF/HOM-1968-07-28_020.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[Anil Kumar Sen]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1968|11|8|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1986|9|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1986|10|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1986|9|1|1986|10|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1968|11|8|1986|10|31|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of A. K. Sen as judge |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/1968-JULY-DEC-HOME-AFFAAIRS/PDF/HOM-1968-09-24_068.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chittatosh Mookerjee]]
|
|Calcutta, ''transferred to'' [[Bombay High Court|Bombay]]
|{{Dts|1969|4|2|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1986|11|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1991|1|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1986|11|1|1991|1|1|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1969|4|2|1991|1|1|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of High Court of Bombay |url=https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/cjshow.php?bhcpar=amdldGlkPTI0JnBhZ2Vubz0x |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251006131023/https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/cjshow.php?bhcpar=amdldGlkPTI0JnBhZ2Vubz0x |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=bombayhighcourt.nic.in |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dipak Kumar Sen]]
|
|[[Patna High Court|Patna]]
|{{Dts|1973|3|5|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1988|5|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1989|5|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1988|5|1|1989|5|1|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1973|3|5|1989|5|1|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJ22AAAAIAAJ&q=Dipak+Kumar+Sen |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1988 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Rabindranath Pyne
|
|[[Delhi High Court|Delhi]]
|{{Dts|1974|3|6|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1988|5|20|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1990|10|8|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1988|5|20|1990|10|8|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1974|3|6|1990|10|8|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Rabindranath Pyne {{!}} Welcome To Delhi High Court |url=https://www.delhihighcourt.nic.in/web/Judges/justice-rabindranath-pyne |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=www.delhihighcourt.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
|Bimal Chandra Basak
|
|[[Patna High Court|Patna]]
|{{Dts|1974|6|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1991|3|18|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1994|1|21|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1991|3|18|1994|1|21|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1974|6|10|1994|1|21|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJ22AAAAIAAJ&q=Bimal+Chandra+Basak |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1988 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ganendra Narayan Ray]]
|
|[[Gujarat High Court|Gujarat]]
|{{Dts|1976|12|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1990|12|2|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1991|10|6|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|1990|12|2|1991|10|6|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1976|12|23|1991|10|6|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Manoj Kumar Mukherjee]]
|
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]], ''transferred to'' [[Bombay High Court|Bombay]]
|{{Dts|1977|6|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1991|11|12|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1993|12|14|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|1991|11|12|1993|12|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1977|6|17|1993|12|13|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Mukul Gopal Mukherjee]]
|
|[[Rajasthan High Court|Rajasthan]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1984|1|9|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1996|9|19|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1997|12|24|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1996|9|19|1997|12|24|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1984|1|9|1997|12|24|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJ22AAAAIAAJ&q=mukul+gopal+mukherjee |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1988 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Umesh Chandra Banerjee]]
|[[File:Umesh Chandra Banerjee, 2006 (cropped).jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh High Court|Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{dts|1998|2|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1998|12|8|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|1998|2|1|1998|12|8|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1984|1|9|1998|12|8|duration=on}}
|
|-
|Nirendra Krishna Mitra
|
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
|{{Dts|1985|12|20|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1999|2|12|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2000|4|17|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1999|2|12|2000|4|17|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1985|12|20|2000|4|17|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJ22AAAAIAAJ&q=N.+K.+Mitra |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1988 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Shyamal Kumar Sen]]
|[[File:Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0511.JPG|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
|{{Dts|1986|1|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2000|7|18|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2002|11|24|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2000|7|18|2002|11|24|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1986|1|17|2002|11|24|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of S. K. Sen (pg. no. 97) |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/archives/judges-appointed-calcutta-high-court}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tarun Chatterjee]]
|
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Dts|1990|8|6|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2003|1|31|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2004|8|26|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2003|1|31|2004|8|26|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2004|8|26|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Ajoy Nath Ray]]
|
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]], ''transferred to'' [[Sikkim High Court|Sikkim]]
|{{dts|2005|1|11|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2008|10|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2005|1|11|2008|10|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2008|10|30|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Altamas Kabir]]
|[[File:Justice Altamas Kabir.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand]]
|{{dts|2005|3|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2005|9|8|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2005|3|1|2005|9|8|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2005|9|8|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Asok Kumar Ganguly]]
|[[File:Asok Kumar Ganguly - Kolkata 2015-03-21 6970.JPG|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]], ''transferred to'' [[Madras High Court|Madras]]
|{{Dts|1994|1|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2007|3|2|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2008|12|15|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2007|3|2|2008|12|15|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1994|1|10|2008|12|16|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Barin Ghosh (judge)|Barin Ghosh]]
|
|[[Jammu & Kashmir High Court|Jammu & Kashmir]], ''transferred to'' [[Sikkim High Court|Sikkim]] ''then to'' [[Uttarakhand High Court|Uttarakhand]]
|{{Dts|1995|7|14|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2009|1|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2014|6|4|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2009|1|3|2014|6|4|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1995|7|14|2014|6|4|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Bhaskar Bhattacharya]]
|
|[[Gujarat High Court|Gujarat]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Dts|1997|7|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2012|7|21|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2014|9|28|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2012|7|21|2014|9|28|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2014|9|28|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Pinaki Chandra Ghose]]
|[[File:Pinaki Chandra Ghosh.png|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh High Court|Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{dts|2012|12|12|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2013|3|7|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2012|12|12|2013|3|7|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2013|3|7|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta]]
|
|[[Andhra Pradesh High Court|Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{dts|2013|5|21|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2015|5|6|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2013|5|21|2015|5|6|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2015|5|6|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Subhro Kamal Mukherjee]]
|
|[[Karnataka High Court|Karnataka]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|2000|9|15|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2016|2|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2017|10|9|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2016|2|23|2017|10|9|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|9|15|2017|10|9|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Girish Chandra Gupta]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2016|9|21|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2016|11|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2016|9|21|2016|11|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|9|15|2016|11|30|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Indira Banerjee]]
|[[File:Justice Indira Banerjee.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Madras High Court|Madras]]
|{{Dts|2002|2|5|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2017|4|5|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|8|6|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2017|4|5|2018|8|6|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2002|2|5|2018|8|6|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Jyotirmay Bhattacharya]]
|
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|2003|12|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|5|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|9|24|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2018|5|1|2018|9|24|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2003|12|3|2018|9|24|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Aniruddha Bose]]
|[[File:Justice_Aniruddha_Bose.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand]]
|{{Dts|2004|1|19|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|8|11|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2019|5|23|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2018|8|11|2019|5|23|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2004|1|19|2019|5|23|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Debasish Kar Gupta]]
|
|Calcutta
| rowspan="4" |{{dts|2006|6|22|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|10|30|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|12|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2018|10|30|2018|12|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2018|12|31|duration=on}}
|'''<ref name=":233">{{Cite web |title=Former Chief Justices of Calcutta High Court |url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/Former-Chief-Justices}}</ref>'''
|-
|[[Biswanath Somadder]]
|[[File:Pic_of_justice_Biswanath_Somadder.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Meghalaya High Court|Meghalaya]], ''transferred to'' [[Sikkim High Court|Sikkim]]
|{{dts|2020|4|27|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|12|14|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2020|4|27|2025|12|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2025|12|14|duration=on}}
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Court |first=Calcutta High |title=Calcutta High Court - Judges |url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/Former-Judges |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241216015842/https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/Former-Judges |archive-date=2024-12-16 |access-date=2025-12-25 |website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dipankar Datta]]
|[[File:Justice_Dipankar_Datta.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Bombay High Court|Bombay]]
|{{dts|2020|4|28|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2022|12|11|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2020|4|28|2022|12|11|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2022|12|11}}
|-
|[[Sanjib Banerjee]]
|
|[[Madras High Court|Madras]], ''transferred to'' [[Meghalaya High Court|Meghalaya]]
|{{dts|2021|1|4|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2023|11|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2021|11|24|2023|11|1|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2023|11|1|duration=on}}
|-
|[[Indra Prasanna Mukerji]]
|
|[[Meghalaya High Court|Meghalaya]]
|{{dts|2009|5|18|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2024|10|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|9|5|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2024|10|3|2025|9|5|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2009|5|18|2025|9|5|duration=on}}
|-
|[[Harish Tandon]]
|[[File:Justice_Harish_Tandon.jpg|90x90px]]
|[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]]
|{{dts|2010|4|13|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|3|26|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|2025|3|26||||duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2010|4|13||||duration=on}}
|-
|[[Soumen Sen]]
|
|[[Meghalaya High Court|Meghalaya]], ''transferred to'' [[Kerala High Court|Kerala]]
|{{dts|2011|4|13|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|10|8|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2025|10|8||||duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2011|4|13||||duration=on}}
|}

=== Judges appointed as Acting Chief Justice ===
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter static-row-numbers static-row-header" style="font-size: 90%"
!Name
!Appointed as ACJ in HC of
!Date of appointment as Judge
!Period as Acting Chief Justice
!Date of retirement{{Efn|this includes date of resignation, death and elevation to supreme court|name=date}}
!Tenure as ACJ
!Tenure as Judge
!Remarks
!Ref..
|-
|[[Prasanta Bihari Mukharji|P. B. Mukharji]]
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1949|1|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1970|1|14|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1970|5|19|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1972|7|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1970|1|14|1970|5|19|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1949|1|3|1972|7|30|duration=on}}
|Became permanent
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of P. B. Mukharji as Acting CJ |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/1970-JAN-DEC-HOME-AFFAIRS/PDF/HOM-1970-01-14_013.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sabyasachi Mukharji|S. Mukharji]]
|Calcutta
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1968|7|31|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1983|3|1|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1983|3|14|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1983|3|14|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|1983|3|1|1983|3|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1968|7|31|1983|3|14|duration=on}}
|Elevated to [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee {{!}} Supreme Court of India {{!}} India |url=https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-sabyasachi-mukherjee/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128074939/https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-sabyasachi-mukherjee/ |archive-date=2024-01-28 |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.sci.gov.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Tarun Kumar Basu
|Calcutta
|{{dts|1983|3|15|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1983|11|28|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1986|2|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1983|3|15|1983|11|28|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1968|7|31|1986|2|1|duration=on}}
| --
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=t5y2AAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=T.K.+Basu |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1979 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Calcutta Chemical Co. Ltd. v. Dhiresh Chandra Roy., Calcutta High Court, Judgment, Law, casemine.com |url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56095f76e4b01497112ca4fb |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.casemine.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Rabindranath Pyne
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1974|3|6|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1988|5|3|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1988|5|19|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1990|10|8|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1988|5|3|1988|5|19|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1974|3|6|1990|10|8|duration=on}}
|Elevated as CJ of [[Delhi High Court|Delhi]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Judgement mentioning R. N. Pyne as Acting CJ |url=https://indiankanoon.org/docfragment/1173427/?big=3&formInput=r.+n.+pyne++++++doctypes%3A+kolkata+year%3A+1988}}</ref>
|-
|Manashnath Roy
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1974|6|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1988|5|20|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1988|11|13|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1990|11|11|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1988|5|20|1988|11|13|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1974|6|10|1990|11|11|duration=on}}
| --
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=nJ22AAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Manashnath+roy |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1988 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Samir Kumar Mookherjee
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|1984|1|9|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1998|7|6|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1999|4|29|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1999|4|29|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1998|7|6|1999|4|29|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1984|1|9|1999|4|29|duration=on}}
|Retired as ACJ
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Honour, send 'em to this school. They will at least learn to feel shame |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/your-honour-send-em-to-this-school-they-will-at-least-learn-to-feel-shame/cid/1479824#:~:text=But%20the%20distance%20is%20too,repeated%20advice%20to%20the%20contrary. |access-date=30 March 2026 |website=Telegraph India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=nJ22AAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Mookherjee |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |date=1988 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |Susanta Chatterjee
| rowspan="2" |[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]]
| rowspan="5" |{{Dts|1986|1|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1996|2|16|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1996|8|1|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="2" |{{dts|1999|4|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1996|2|16|1996|8|1|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|1986|1|17|1999|4|1|duration=on}}
| --
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read more on Harekrushna Samal and Others Vs. Kashi Mallik and Others on 30 July, 1996 - Legitquest. Find Court Judgments and Legal Cases in India |url=https://www.legitquest.com/case/harekrushna-samal-and-others-v-kashi-mallik-and-others/1631D2 |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=www.legitquest.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{dts|1999|1|28|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1999|4|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1999|1|28|1999|4|1|duration=on}}
|Retired as ACJ
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Court |first=India Supreme |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=u4UmB-G1kNsC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=susanta |title=Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... |last2=Justice |first2=India Department of |date=1999 |publisher=Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India. |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Shyamal Kumar Sen|S. K. Sen]]
| rowspan="2" |Calcutta
|{{dts|1999|4|29|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1999|5|17|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="3" |{{dts|2002|11|24|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1999|4|29|1999|5|17|duration=on}}
| rowspan="3" |{{ayd|1986|1|17|2002|11|24|duration=on}}
|Appointed as Acting [[List of governors of West Bengal|Governor of West Bengal]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":58">{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen |url=https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/Judges/ex-judges/shyamalkumarsen.htm |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in}}</ref>
|-
|{{dts|1999|12|5|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1999|12|21|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1999|12|5|1999|12|21|duration=on}}
| --
|-
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
|{{dts|2000|5|8|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2000|7|17|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2000|5|8|2000|7|17|duration=on}}
|Became permanent
|
|-
|[[Ajoy Nath Ray|A. N. Ray]]
|Calcutta
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1990|8|6|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2004|6|7|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2005|1|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2008|10|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2004|6|7|2005|1|10|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2008|10|30|duration=on}}
|Elevated as CJ of [[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile : Justice Ajoy Kumar Ray |url=https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/node/2051}}</ref>
|-
|[[Altamas Kabir|A. Kabir]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2005|1|11|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2005|2|28|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2005|9|8|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2005|1|11|2005|2|28|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2005|9|8|duration=on}}
|Elevated as CJ of [[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Court of Jharkhand, India |url=https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/judges_summary.php?jpi=MzM= |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Asok Kumar Ganguly|A. K. Ganguly]]
|Calcutta
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1994|1|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2005|3|1|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2005|3|19|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="2" |{{dts|2008|12|15|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2005|3|1|2005|3|19|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|1994|1|10|2008|12|16|duration=on}}
| --
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supreme Court annual report 2008-09 |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4972d133619a60c30f3559e/uploads/2024/07/annualreport2008-09.pdf |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=sci.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]]
|{{dts|2007|1|28|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2007|3|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2007|1|28|2007|3|1|duration=on}}
|Became permanent
|-
| rowspan="2" |Malay Sengupta
| rowspan="2" |[[Sikkim High Court|Sikkim]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1995|9|27|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1996|10|27|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1997|8|26|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="2" |{{dts|1998|11|9|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1996|10|27|1997|8|26|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|1995|9|27|1998|11|9|duration=on}}
| rowspan="4" | --
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile : Malay Sengupta |url=https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/node/2035}}</ref>
|-
|{{dts|1997|9|27|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|1997|12|26|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1997|9|27|1997|12|26|duration=on}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Amitava Lala
| rowspan="3" |[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Dts|1997|5|12|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2010|2|8|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2010|6|25|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="3" |{{dts|2012|11|19|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2010|2|8|2010|6|25|duration=on}}
| rowspan="3" |{{ayd|1997|5|12|2012|11|19|duration=on}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Amitava Lala (ACJ) |url=https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/service/judgeDetail.jsp?id=91 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in}}</ref>
|-
|{{dts|2011|7|31|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2011|8|4|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2011|7|31|2011|8|4|duration=on}}
|-
|{{dts|2012|8|8|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2012|11|19|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2012|8|8|2012|11|19|duration=on}}
|Retired as ACJ
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Bhaskar Bhattacharya|B. Bhattacharya]]
| rowspan="2" |Calcutta
| rowspan="5" |{{Dts|1997|7|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2007|1|12|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2007|3|6|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="3" |{{dts|2014|9|28|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2007|1|12|2007|3|6|duration=on}}
| rowspan="3" |{{ayd|1997|7|17|2014|9|28|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" | --
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2007-01-16 |title=Chief justice issues directives to end stalemate in lower court |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/01/15/chief-justice-issues-directives-to-end-stalemate-in-lower-court-1168927206.html |access-date=2026-02-17 |website= |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{dts|2009|11|17|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2009|12|23|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2009|11|17|2009|12|23|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhaskar Bhattacharya News Photo Swearing-in-Ceremony: A... |url=https://timescontent.timesofindia.com/photo/news/Bhaskar-Bhattacharya/169429 |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=Times Of India |language=English}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gujarat High Court|Gujarat]]
|{{dts|2011|11|8|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2012|7|20|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2011|11|8|2012|7|20|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" |Became permanent
|
|-
|[[Pinaki Chandra Ghose|P. C. Ghose]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh High Court|Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{dts|2012|6|25|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2012|12|11|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2013|3|7|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|{{ayd|2012|6|25|2012|12|11|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2013|3|7|duration=on}}
|
|-
|[[Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta|K. J. Sengupta]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2012|10|5|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2012|10|30|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2015|5|6|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2012|10|5|2012|10|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2015|5|6|duration=on}}
|Transferred to [[Uttarakhand High Court|Uttarakhand]]
|<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=High Court of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://aphc.gov.in/formerjudges.php?type=former_cj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822151506/https://aphc.gov.in/formerjudges.php?type=former_cj |archive-date=2025-08-22 |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=aphc.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Pratap Kumar Ray
|Calcutta
| rowspan="4" |{{Dts|2000|9|15|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2012|10|31|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2012|12|14|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2013|1|8|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2012|10|31|2012|12|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|9|15|2013|1|8|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" | --
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile : Pratap Kumar Ray |url=https://www.greentribunal.gov.in/justice-pratap-kumar-ray |access-date=16 January 2026 |website=[[National Green Tribunal]]}}</ref>
|-
|Ashim Kumar Banerjee
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2014|7|7|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2014|8|5|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2015|6|1|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2014|7|7|2014|8|5|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|9|15|2015|6|1|duration=on}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Court |first=Calcutta High |title=Calcutta High Court - Judges |url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/Former-Judges |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241216015842/https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/Former-Judges |archive-date=2024-12-16 |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Road Carriers Limited vs Jai Balaji Industries Limited on 16 July, 2014 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/101970944/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=indiankanoon.org}}</ref>
|-
|[[Subhro Kamal Mukherjee|S. K. Mukherjee]]
|[[Karnataka High Court|Karnataka]]
|{{dts|2015|6|4|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2016|2|22|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2017|10|9|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2015|6|4|2016|2|22|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|9|15|2017|10|9|duration=on}}
|Became permanent
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Order of appointment of Justice S. K. Mukherjee as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=122731#:~:text=Justice%20Subhro%20Kamal%20Mukherjee%20Appointed,Justice%20of%20Karnataka%20High%20Court}}</ref>
|-
|[[Girish Chandra Gupta|G. C. Gupta]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2016|8|22|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2016|9|20|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2016|11|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2016|8|22|2016|9|20|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|9|15|2016|11|30|duration=on}}
| rowspan="3" |Became permanent
| rowspan="5" |'''<ref name=":233"/>'''
|-
|[[Jyotirmay Bhattacharya|J. M. Bhattacharya]]
|Calcutta
|{{Dts|2003|12|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2017|10|25|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2018|4|30|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|9|24|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2017|10|25|2018|4|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2003|12|3|2018|9|24|duration=on}}
|-
|[[Debasish Kar Gupta|D. K. Gupta]]
|Calcutta
| rowspan="2" |{{dts|2006|6|22|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|9|25|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2018|10|29|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|12|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2018|9|25|2018|10|29|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2018|12|31|duration=on}}
|-
|[[Biswanath Somadder]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2019|1|1|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2019|4|3|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|12|14|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2019|1|1|2019|4|3|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2025|12|14|duration=on}}
| --
|-
|[[Soumen Sen]]
|Calcutta
|{{dts|2011|4|13|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|10|8|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2026|1|15|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|2025|9|16|2025|10|7|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2011|4|13||||duration=on}}
|Elevated as CJ of [[Meghalaya High Court|Meghalaya]]
|-
|[[Arindam Sinha]]
|[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]]
|{{dts|2013|10|30|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|1|20|format=dmy}}''{{Spaced en dash space}}''{{dts|2025|3|25|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2025|1|20|2025|3|25|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2013|10|30||||duration=on}}
| --
|
|}
{{Notelist}}

== Judges elevated to Supreme Court ==
This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Calcutta. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to [[Supreme Court of India]], may not be serving in Calcutta High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Calcutta High Court but does not have Calcutta as their Parent High Court.
{{Legend|#EEFFE1"|Served as [[Chief Justice of India]]|border=2px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}}
;Key
* {{Note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned
* {{Note label|†|†|†}}Died in office{{Note label}}{{Col-end}}
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter static-row-header" style="font-size: 90%"
! rowspan="2" |#
! rowspan="2" |Name of the Judge
! rowspan="2" |Image
! colspan="2" |Date of Appointment
! rowspan="2" |Date of Retirement
! colspan="3" |Tenure
! rowspan="2" |Immediately preceding office
|-
!In Parent High Court
!In Supreme Court
!In High Court(s)
!In Supreme Court
!Total tenure{{Efn|Includes both tenure as High Court Judge as well as Supreme Court Judge|name=total tenure}}
|- style="background:#EEFFE1" scope="row"
!1
|[[Bijan Kumar Mukherjea]]
|[[File:Bijan Kumar Mukherjea, 4th Chief Justice of India.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1936|7|8|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1948|10|13|format=dmy}}{{efn|Elevated to the [[Federal Court of India]] on 13 October 1948, and became part of the [[Supreme Court of India]] after its establishment on 26 January 1950.}}
|{{dts|1956|1|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1936|7|8|1948|10|13|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1948|10|13|1956|1|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1936|7|8|1956|1|31|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|- style="background:#EEFFE1" scope="row"
!2
|[[Sudhi Ranjan Das]]
|[[File:Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1942|12|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1950|1|20|format=dmy}}{{efn|Elevated to the [[Federal Court of India]] on 20 January 1950, and became part of the [[Supreme Court of India]] after its establishment on 26 January 1950.|name=}}
|{{dts|1959|9|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1942|12|1|1950|1|19|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1950|1|20|1959|9|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1942|12|1|1959|9|30|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Punjab and Haryana High Court|2nd CJ]] of [[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab & Haryana HC]]
|- style="background:#EEFFE1" scope="row"
!3
|[[Amal Kumar Sarkar]]
|[[File:Justice A.K. Sarkar.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1949|1|25|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1957|3|4|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1966|6|29|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1949|1|25|1957|3|3|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1957|3|4|1966|6|29|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1949|1|25|1966|6|29|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!4
|[[Kulada Charan Das Gupta]]
|[[File:Kulada_Charan_Das_Gupta.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1948|6||format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1959|8|24|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1965|1|2|format=dmy}}
|
|{{ayd|1959|8|24|1965|1|2|duration=on}}
|
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Calcutta High Court|12th CJ]] of Calcutta HC
|-
!5
|Ranadhir Singh Bachawat
|
|{{Dts|1950|1|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1964|9|7|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1969|7|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1950|1|23|1964|9|6|duration=on}}
| rowspan="1" align="center" |{{ayd|1964|9|7|1969|7|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1950|1|23|1969|7|31|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!6
|Gopendra Krishna Mitter
|
|{{Dts|1952|11|24|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1966|8|29|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1971|9|23|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1952|11|24|1966|8|28|duration=on}}
| align="center" |{{ayd|1966|8|29|1971|9|23|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1952|11|24|1971|9|23|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|- style="background:#EEFFE1" scope="row"
!7
|[[Ajit Nath Ray]]
|[[File:Justice A.N. Ray.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1957|12|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1969|8|1|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1977|1|27|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1957|12|23|1969|7|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1969|8|1|1977|1|27|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1957|12|23|1977|1|27|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!8
|Arun Kumar Mukherjea
|
|{{Dts|1962|2|27|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1972|8|14|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1973|10|23|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|†|†|†}}
|{{ayd|1962|2|27|1972|8|13|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1972|8|14|1973|10|23|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1962|2|27|1973|10|23|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!9
|[[Alak Chandra Gupta]]
|
|{{Dts|1964|2|24|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1974|9|2|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1981|12|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1964|2|24|1974|9|1|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1974|9|2|1981|12|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1964|2|24|1981|12|31|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!10
|[[Amarendra Nath Sen]]
|
|{{Dts|1965|11|15|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1981|1|28|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1985|9|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1965|11|15|1981|1|27|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1981|1|28|1985|9|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1965|11|15|1985|9|30|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Calcutta High Court|18th CJ]] of Calcutta HC
|- style="background:#EEFFE1" scope="row"
!11
|[[Sabyasachi Mukharji]]
|[[File:Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1968|7|31|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1983|3|15|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1990|9|25|format=dmy}}{{Ref label|†|†|†}}
|{{ayd|1968|7|31|1983|3|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1983|3|15|1990|9|25|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1968|7|31|1990|9|25|duration=on}}
|Acting CJ of Calcutta HC
|-
!12
|Bankim Chandra Ray
|
|{{Dts|1974|6|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1985|10|29|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1991|10|31|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1974|6|10|1985|10|28|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1985|10|29|1991|10|31|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1974|6|10|1991|10|31|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!13
|Murari Mohan Dutt
|
|{{Dts|1969|9|18|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1986|3|10|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1989|10|29|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1969|9|18|1986|3|9|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1986|3|10|1989|10|29|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1969|9|18|1989|10|29|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!14
|[[Ganendra Narayan Ray]]
|
|{{Dts|1976|12|23|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1991|10|7|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1998|4|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1976|12|23|1991|10|6|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1991|10|7|1998|4|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1976|12|23|1998|4|30|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Gujarat High Court|11th CJ]] of [[Gujarat High Court|Gujarat HC]]
|-
!15
|[[Manoj Kumar Mukherjee]]
|
|{{Dts|1977|6|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1993|12|14|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1998|11|30|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1977|6|17|1993|12|13|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1993|12|14|1998|11|30|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1977|6|17|1998|11|30|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Bombay High Court|27th CJ]] of [[Bombay High Court|Bombay HC]]
|-
!16
|Suhas C. Sen
|
|{{Dts|1981|11|23|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1994|6|11|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|1997|12|20|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1981|11|23|1994|6|10|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1994|6|11|1997|12|20|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1981|11|23|1997|12|20|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!17
|[[Umesh Chandra Banerjee]]
|[[File:Umesh Chandra Banerjee, 2006 (cropped).jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1984|1|9|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|1998|12|9|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2002|11|17|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1984|1|9|1998|12|8|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1998|12|9|2002|11|17|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1984|1|9|2002|11|17|duration=on}}
|CJ of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh HC
|-
!18
|[[Ruma Pal]]
|[[File:Ruma Pal.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|1990|8|6|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2000|1|28|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|2006|6|3|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2000|1|27|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2000|1|28|2006|6|3|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2006|6|3|duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|-
!19
|[[Tarun Chatterjee]]
|
|{{dts|2004|8|27|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|2010|1|14|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2004|8|26|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2004|8|27|2010|1|14|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2010|1|14|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Allahabad High Court|38th CJ]] of [[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad HC]]
|- style="background:#EEFFE1" scope="row"
!20
|[[Altamas Kabir]]
|[[File:Justice Altamas Kabir.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1990|8|6|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2005|9|9|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2013|7|18|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2005|9|8|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2005|9|9|2013|7|18|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1990|8|6|2013|7|18|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Jharkhand High Court|3rd CJ]] of [[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand HC]]
|-
!21
|[[Asok Kumar Ganguly]]
|[[File:Asok Kumar Ganguly - Kolkata 2015-03-21 6970.JPG|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1994|1|10|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2008|12|17|format=dmy}}
|{{Dts|2012|2|3|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1994|1|10|2008|12|16|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2008|12|17|2012|2|3|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1994|1|10|2012|2|3|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Madras High Court|34th CJ]] of [[Madras High Court|Madras HC]]
|-
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|[[Pinaki Chandra Ghose]]
|[[File:Pinaki Chandra Ghosh.png|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|1997|7|17|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2013|3|8|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2017|5|27|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2013|3|7|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2013|3|8|2017|5|27|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|1997|7|17|2017|5|27|duration=on}}
|CJ of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh HC
|-
!23
|[[Indira Banerjee]]
|[[File:Justice Indira Banerjee.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|2002|2|5|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2018|8|7|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2022|9|23|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2002|2|5|2018|8|6|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2018|8|7|2022|9|23|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2002|2|5|2022|9|23|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Madras High Court|39th CJ]] of [[Madras High Court|Madras HC]]
|-
!24
|[[Aniruddha Bose]]
|[[File:Justice_Aniruddha_Bose.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{Dts|2004|1|19|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2019|5|24|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2024|4|10|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2004|1|19|2019|5|23|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2019|5|24|2024|4|10|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2004|1|19|2024|4|10|duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Jharkhand High Court|12th CJ]] of [[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand HC]]
|-
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|[[Dipankar Datta]]
|[[File:Justice_Dipankar_Datta.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{dts|2006|6|22|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2022|12|12|format=dmy}}
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|2006|6|22|2022|12|11}}
|{{ayd|2022|12|12||||duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2006|6|22||||duration=on}}
|[[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Bombay High Court|45th CJ]] of [[Bombay High Court|Bombay HC]]
|-
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|[[Joymalya Bagchi]]
|[[File:Justice_Joymalya_Bagchi.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|{{dts|2011|6|27|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2025|3|17|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2011|6|27|2025|3|16}}
|{{ayd|2025|3|17||||duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2011|6|27||||duration=on}}
|Judge of Calcutta HC
|}{{Notelist}}

==Building==
The neo-Gothic High Court building was constructed in 1872, ten years after the establishment of the court itself.
The design, by then government architect Walter Granville, was loosely modelled on the 13th-century [[Cloth Hall, Ypres|Cloth Hall]] at [[Ypres]], [[Belgium]].<ref name="auto"/>
In 1977 another building named High Court Centenary Building or annexed building was inaugurated to reduce the pressure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/district_courts/citysessions.htm|title=CITY SESSIONS COURT, CALCUTTA|last=HISTORICAL BACKGROUND|website=calcuttahighcourt.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209100032/http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/district_courts/citysessions.htm|archive-date=9 February 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=3 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Connectivity==
===Rails===
[[Eden Gardens railway station]] is the nearest railway station, which is 650 meters away from the court. [[Esplanade metro station]], the nearest rapid rail transit is 1.3 km away.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Calcutta High Court}}
* [https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070306142046/http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/ Former official website] (archived 6 March 2007)
* [http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/roct2003/30102003/r301020036.html Judge strength in High Courts increased]

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