SC collegium clears 9 judges for Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court of India Collegium, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, approved the appointment of nine advocates as judges of the Calcutta High Court. The recommendations will now be forwarded to the Centre for final clearance and presidential approval

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has approved the appointment of nine advocates as judges of the Calcutta High Court. In a statement on Tuesday, the Collegium said that in its meetings held on May 11 and 12, it approved the proposal for the appointment of advocates Indranil Roy, Aryak Dutt, Atarup Banerjee, Sandip Kumar De, Partha Pratim Roy, Sudip Deb, Anuj Singh, Arjun Ray Mukherjee, and Rishad Medora as judges of the Calcutta High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meetings held on 11th and 12th May, 2026 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Advocates as Judges of the High Court at Calcutta,” the statement said. The Collegium then listed the names of the nine advocates cleared for elevation to the Bench.

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The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by the Chief Justice of India and comprising the senior-most judges of the apex court, is responsible for making recommendations relating to appointments and transfers in the higher judiciary.

As per the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) governing the appointment of High Court judges, the proposal for appointment is initiated by the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court in consultation with the two senior-most judges of that High Court.

The recommendation is forwarded by the Chief Justice to the Chief Minister who transmits it to the Governor. The Governor, in turn, forwards the proposal to the Union Minister of Law and Justice, along with relevant inputs and documents.

The proposal is then processed by the Centre before being placed before the Chief Justice of India, who consults the senior-most judges of the Supreme Court for finalising the recommendation.

Following the Collegium’s approval, the recommendation is sent to the Central government. The appointments take effect after the President of India signs the warrants of appointment and the Department of Justice issues the notification in the Gazette of India.