Sanjib Banerjee Explained

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]

Career

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmanuel. Meera. A Chief Justice is first a judge and only then a Chief: Madras High Court's newly sworn in Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee. 2021-01-04. Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. 4 January 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Bench. Bar &. [Breaking] Chief Justices S Muralidhar, Hima Kohli, Sanjib Banerjee appointed for High Courts of Orissa, Telangana, Madras]. 2020-12-31. Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. 31 December 2020 . en.
  3. News: 16 December 2020. SC Collegium recommends Justice Sanjib Banerjee as Madras HC Chief Justice. The NEWS Minute.