Indira Banerjee
Hon'ble Ms. Justice (Retd.)[1] Indira Banerjee | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India[2] | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 23 September 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Dipak Misra |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Justice of Madras High Court | |
| In office 5 April 2017 – 6 August 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee[3] |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kishan Kaul |
| Succeeded by | Vijaya Tahilramani |
| Judge of Delhi High Court | |
| In office 8 August 2016 – 4 April 2017 | |
| Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 5 February 2002 – 7 August 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Sam Piroj Bharucha |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1957 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Alma mater | Presidency University, Kolkata University of Calcutta |
Indira Banerjee is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the 8th female Judge in history of Supreme Court of India .[4] Previously, she has served as Chief Justice of Madras High Court,[5] the second woman to hold the position in India.[6]
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. [7] She was enrolled as an advocate on 5 July 1985 and practised before the Calcutta High Court. [8]
Judicial career
Indira Banerjee was appointed 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[9] and assumed charge on 5 April 2017.[10][11]
Justice Banerjee succeeded Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, after she was elevated to the Supreme Court of India.[12] She is the second woman to head the chartered High Court, after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar[13] who headed the Court between June and November 1992.[14][15] She was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 7 August 2018. She was retired on 23 September 2022.
References
- ^ "Madras High Court". Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "SC gets its 8th woman judge- Indira Banerjee". The Times of India.
- ^ "Justice Indira Banerjee Appointed As CJ Of Madras HC,12 Addl. HC Judges Made Permanent - Live Law". Livelaw.in. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Indira Banerjee elevated".
- ^ Gambhir, Ashutosh (3 April 2017). "Justice Indira Banerjee bids farewell to Delhi High Court, third judge to leave in 5 days". Barandbench.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Venkateshan, J. "Indira Banerjee to be next CJ of Madras High Court". 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. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Justices of the Supreme Court of India
- Judges of the Calcutta High Court
- Chief Justices of the Madras High Court
- Judges of the Delhi High Court
- 20th-century Indian lawyers
- 20th-century Indian women lawyers
- 21st-century Indian judges
- 21st-century Indian women judges
- University of Calcutta alumni
- People from Kolkata