{"id":253226,"date":"2025-03-06T16:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/sc-collegium-recommends-calcutta-hc-judge-joymalya-bagchis-elevation-to-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:31:17","slug":"sc-collegium-recommends-calcutta-hc-judge-joymalya-bagchis-elevation-to-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/sc-collegium-recommends-calcutta-hc-judge-joymalya-bagchis-elevation-to-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Collegium recommends Calcutta HC judge Joymalya Bagchi&#8217;s elevation to Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118766185,imgsize-41102.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SC Collegium recommends Calcutta HC judge Joymalya Bagchi&#8217;s elevation to Supreme Court\" title=\"SC Collegium recommends Calcutta HC judge Joymalya Bagchi&#8217;s elevation to Supreme Court\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"12\">The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Thursday recommended the appointment of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/calcutta-high-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calcutta High Court<\/a> judge Justice <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/joymalya-bagchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joymalya Bagchi<\/a> as a judge of the Supreme Court. The five-member Collegium, headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, noted that no Calcutta High Court judge rose to become the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chief-justice-of-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief Justice of India<\/a> since the retirement of Justice Altamas Kabir on July 18, 2013. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->The Collegium also took into consideration the fact that the Calcutta High Court has only one representation in the Supreme Court bench at present. <\/p>\n<p>If the Collegium&#8217;s recommendation is cleared by the Centre, Justice Bagchi would have a tenure of more than six years at the top court during which he will also serve as the Chief Justice of India. <\/p>\n<p>The Collegium, also comprising justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Abhay S Oka and Vikram Nath, noted that Justice Joymalya Bagchi stands at serial number 11 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges, including chief justices. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Collegium has, therefore, unanimously resolved to recommend that Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India,&#8221; the Collegium resolution said. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>On the retirement of Justice K V Viswanathan on May 25, 2031, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, born on October 3, 1966, would assume the office of the Chief Justice of India till his retirement on October 2, 2031. 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