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| Office | Judge of Supreme Court of India[1]
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| Office | Chief Justice of Madras High Court |
| Office | Judge of Delhi High Court |
| Office | Judge of Calcutta High Court |
| Term start | 7 August 2018
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| Born | 1957-09-24 (age 69) |
| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal
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| Alma mater | Presidency University, Kolkata University of Calcutta
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Indira Banerjee is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the 8th female Judge in history of Supreme Court of India .[2] She is former Chief Justice of Madras High Court,[3] the second woman to hold the position in India.[4] before being elevated as a Judge of Supreme Court of India.
Early life
Indira Banerjee was born on 24 September 1957. She did her schooling at the Loreto House in Kolkata. She pursued her higher education at the Presidency College, Kolkata and Department of Law, University of Calcutta. [5] She was enrolled as an advocate on 5 July 1985 and practised before the Calcutta High Court. [6]
Judicial career
Indira Banerjee was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court on 5 February 2002 and transferred to the Delhi High Court with effect from 8 August 2016. She was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court[7] and assumed charge on 5 April 2017.[8][9]
Justice Banerjee succeeded Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, after he was elevated to the Supreme Court of India.[10] She is the second woman to head the chartered High Court, after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar[11] who headed the Court between June and November 1992.[12][13] She was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 7 August 2018.
References
- ↑ SC gets its 8th woman judge- Indira Banerjee.
- ↑ Indira Banerjee elevated..
- ↑ Justice Indira Banerjee bids farewell to Delhi High Court, third judge to leave in 5 days, Gambhir, Ashutosh. Barandbench.com(3 April 2017).
- ↑ Indira Banerjee appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court. Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Madras High Court. Hcmadras.tn.nic.in.
- ↑ Justice Indira Banerjee sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras HC. Thehindubusinessline.com(5 April 2017).
- ↑ Justice Indira Banerjee Appointed As CJ Of Madras HC,12 Addl. HC Judges Made Permanent - Live Law. Livelaw.in(31 March 2017).
- ↑ Indira Banerjee sworn in HC Chief Justice. Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Indira Banerjee sworn in Chief Justice. Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Indira Banerjee to be next CJ of Madras High Court, Venkateshan, J.. Decaanchronicle.com.
- ↑ Former Madras CJ passes away. Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Indira Banerjee appointed CJ of Madras High Court. Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Madras High Court. Hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 4 June 2017.