Jyotirmay Bhattacharya Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon'ble Justice
Jyotirmay Bhattacharya
Office:Acting Chief Justice
of the Calcutta High Court
Term Start:25 October 2017
Term End:24 September 2018
Appointer:Ram Nath Kovind (President of India)
Predecessor:Rakesh Tiwari (acting)
Office1:Judge, Calcutta High Court
Term Start1:3 December 2003
Term End1:24 September 2018
Appointer1:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Birth Date:1956 9, df=yes
Alma Mater:St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya (born 25 September 1956) was the former Acting Chief Justice at the Calcutta High Court from October 2017 to April 2018 and was the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta from 1 May 2018 to September 2018.[1]

Education

Bhattacharya was born in South 24 Parganas, where he was educated at Baruipur High School. Afterward, he went to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta and got his LL. B. degree from the University of Calcutta.[1] [2]

Career

Bhattacharya enrolled at the Bar in March 1983. He started practising in the Civil and Writ Jurisdictions of the Calcutta High Court. In 2003, he was appointed a Permanent Judge at the court.[1] [2] [3]

Notable judgements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J. Bhattacharya . www.calcuttahighcourt.nic.in . 2017-12-02.
  2. News: Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya appointed Acting Chief Justice: Calcutta HC . 2017-10-23 . Legal Era . 2017-12-02 . en.
  3. News: Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya Acting CJ Of Calcutta HC . 2017-10-22 . Kolkata 24x7 . 2017-12-02 . en-US.
  4. News: Land acquisition for Kolkata Metro stands lapsed: Court . Dutta . Ananya . 2012-09-12 . . 2017-12-02 . en-IN . 0971-751X.