Sanjib Banerjee | |
Office: | Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court |
Termstart: | 24 November 2021 |
Termend: | 1 November 2023 |
Governor: | Satya Pal Malik |
Appointer: | Ram Nath Kovind |
Nominator: | N. V. Ramana |
Predecessor: | Ranjit Vasantrao More |
Office1: | Chief Justice of Madras High Court |
Termstart1: | 4 January 2021 |
Termend1: | 16 November 2021 |
Appointer1: | Ram Nath Kovind |
Nominator1: | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
Governor1: | Banwarilal Purohit |
Predecessor1: | Amreshwar Pratap Sahi |
Office2: | Judge of Calcutta High Court |
Termstart2: | 22 June 2006 |
Termend2: | 3 January 2021 |
Appointer2: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Nominator2: | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
Honorific Prefix: | Hon'ble Chief Justice |
Birth Date: | 2 November 1961 |
Alma Mater: | St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, University of Calcutta |
Sanjib Banerjee (born: 2 November 1961) is an Indian judge who was the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. He has previously served as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court and a Judge in Calcutta High Court.[1] [2] [3]
Banerjee did his schooling from St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and passed B.Sc. with Honors in Economics in 1983 and LL.B. in the year 1986-87 from University of Calcutta. Banerjee started his career as a sports journalist in The Telegraph. Banerjee was enrolled as an Advocate on 21 November 1990. He practiced in various High Courts. He was elevated as Permanent Judge of Calcutta High Court on 22 June 2006. He was appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court on 31 December 2020 and took oath on 4 January 2021. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on 15 November 2021 and took oath on 24 November 2021. He retired on 1 November 2023.