Indra Prasanna Mukerji Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon'ble Chief Justice
Indra Prasanna Mukerji
Office:Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Termstart:3 October 2024
Appointer:Droupadi Murmu
Nominator:D. Y. Chandrachud
Office1:Judge of Calcutta High Court
Term Start1:18 May 2009
Term End1:2 October 2024
Nominator1:K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointer1:Pratibha Patil
Birth Date:1963 9, df=yes

Indra Prasanna Mukerji (born 06 September 1963) is an Indian judge and the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.[1]

Career

Mukerji was born in 1963 into a family of lawyers in Kolkata. His father Deba Prasanna Mukerji and paternal grandfather Iswar Prasanna Mukerji were barristers of the Calcutta High Court. He studied at St. Xavier's School and College, Kolkata and passed law at the University of Calcutta. He was also educated in University of London. After enrolment on 2 July 1990, Mukerji practised in the Calcutta High Court on the civil side. He became the senior advocate in the panel of Government of India as well as Damodar Valley Corporation.[2] He was appointed as a permanent judge on 18 May 2009 in the Calcutta High Court.[3] [4] On 21 September 2024, Mukerji was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indra Prasanna Mukerji named CJ of Meghalaya High Court The Shillong Times . 2024-09-30 . theshillongtimes.com.
  2. Web site: Calcutta High Court - Judges . 2024-09-30 . www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in.
  3. Web site: CDJ Law Journal . 2024-09-30 . www.cdjlawjournal.com.
  4. Web site: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA . 30 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Order of appointment of Shri Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji . 30 September 2024.
  6. News: 2024-09-22 . Centre names CJs for eight high courts, day after Supreme Court prod . 2024-09-30 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  7. Web site: admin . Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji recommended for CJ of Meghalaya HC . 2024-09-30 . Whispersinthecorridors.