Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of Justice Sujoy Paul as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court – India Legal

The Supreme Courtroom Collegium has advisable the title of Justice Sujoy Paul, presently serving because the Appearing Chief Justice of the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom, for the submit of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom.

The Collegium made the advice at its assembly held on January 9, 2026, in train of its consultative position beneath Articles 217 and 222 of the Structure of India and in accordance with the Memorandum of Process governing judicial appointments.

The elevation was based mostly on Justice Paul’s seniority, integrity, administrative competence, and long-standing expertise throughout a number of Excessive Courts. It additional aligned with the rules laid down within the Second and Third Judges Circumstances, which crystallised the Collegium system and underscored primacy of judicial opinion in appointments to constitutional courts.

Justice Paul commenced his authorized profession after enrolling with the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh in 1990. Over twenty years on the Bar, he developed a wide-ranging follow encompassing constitutional regulation, civil and industrial disputes, service jurisprudence, and allied branches, showing earlier than the Excessive Courtroom, subordinate courts, and statutory tribunals.

He was elevated to the Bench of the Madhya Pradesh Excessive Courtroom at Jabalpur on Might 27, 2011, and was confirmed as a everlasting decide on April 14, 2014. Throughout his tenure, he was concerned in adjudication of advanced constitutional and administrative regulation issues, contributing to the event of service regulation and public regulation jurisprudence.

Subsequently, Justice Paul was transferred to the Telangana Excessive Courtroom, the place he additionally held the workplace of Appearing Chief Justice, earlier than being repatriated to the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom. Upon his assumption of workplace there, he took oath as a decide of the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom and was later entrusted with the duties of Appearing Chief Justice, overseeing each judicial administration and roster allocation.