Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Chief Justice At Calcutta High Court

 The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to recommend Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, Calcutta High Court (PHC: Madhya Pradesh) as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

The Collegium made the recommendation in a meeting held on January 09, 2026.

The resolution released on the Supreme Court website read, "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 09th January, 2026 has recommended appointment of Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, High Court at Calcutta (PHC: Madhya Pradesh) as Chief Justice, High Court at Calcutta."

Justice Paul enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1990 in the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh and actively practiced in Civil, Constitutional, Industrial and Service and other branches of Law and appeared before various Courts.

He was elevated as Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur on May 27, 2011 and permanent Judge on April 14, 2014. He was transferred to Telangana High Court on March 26, 2024. He was appointed to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice, in Telangana High Court w.e.f. January 21, 2025. Subsequently His Lordship was transferred as the Judge of the Calcutta High Court on July 18, 2025, and was appointed as the Additional Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on September 26, 2025.

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