Centre Notifies Appointment Of 4 Additional Judges To Calcutta HC [Read Notification]
After several protests and petitions before different Courts, the Centre on Friday finally notified appointment of four Additional Judges to Calcutta High Court.Those appointed are: Biswajit Basu Amrita Sinha Abhijit Gangopadhyay Jay SenguptaThe High Court has since last year witnessed several rounds of protests against the growing judicial vacancies. After several protests and petitions before different Courts, the Centre on Friday finally notified appointment of four Additional Judges to Calcutta High Court. Those appointed are: Biswajit Basu Amrita Sinha Abhijit Gangopadhyay Jay Sengupta The High Court has since last year witnessed several rounds of protests against the growing judicial vacancies. The Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Debi Prosad Dey had then observed, "In a democratic polity where the rule of law is dominant, the independence of the judiciary is regarded as a basic structure of the Constitution, right to life and personal liberty is so precious for all and facilitating proper functioning of the High Court is a Constitutional necessity imposing a non-negotiable obligation on all the stakeholders to appoint Judges and thereby fill up vacancies with utmost expedition so that access to justice becomes a reality, rendering a particular High Court ineffective by adopting a step motherly attitude cannot but draw the frown of a civilized society.
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