Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury made permanent judge of Calcutta HC

Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, currently an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court, was elevated as a permanent judge on Friday, the law ministry said. Six other additional judges were granted fresh six-month terms effective August 31, extending their tenures

New Delhi: Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, currently an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court, was on Friday elevated as a permanent judge, the law ministry said. Six other additional judges, Justices Prasenjit Biswas, Uday Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Supratim Bhattacharya, Partha Sarathi Chatterjee and Md. Shabbar Rashidi, have been given a fresh six-month term with effect from August 31.

Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being made judges or what is commonly called ‘permanent judges’. In certain cases like this one, their tenure as additional judges is extended by giving them fresh appointments.

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