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'''Indira Banerjee''' is a [[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]] | '''Indira Banerjee''' is a [[Judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and the 8th female Judge in history of [[Supreme Court of India]] .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/justice-indira-banerjee-supreme-court-three-women-judges-first-time-5291465/|title=Indira Banerjee elevated.}}</ref> She is former [[Chief Justice]] of [[Madras High Court]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barandbench.com/indira-banerjee-delhi-high-court/|title=Justice Indira Banerjee bids farewell to Delhi High Court, third judge to leave in 5 days|first=Ashutosh|last=Gambhir|date=3 April 2017|website=Barandbench.com}}</ref> the second woman to hold the position in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/indira-banerjee-appointed-chief-justice-of-tamilnadu-high-court/article17751238.ece|title=Indira Banerjee appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> before being elevated as a [[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Indira Banerjee was appointed as a permanent Judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]] on 5 February 2002 and transferred to the [[Delhi High Court]] with effect from 8 August 2016. She was elevated as the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Madras High Court]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livelaw.in/justice-indira-banerjee-appointed-cj-madras-hc12-addl-hc-judges-made-permanent/|title=Justice Indira Banerjee Appointed As CJ Of Madras HC,12 Addl. HC Judges Made Permanent - Live Law|date=31 March 2017|website=Livelaw.in}}</ref> and assumed charge on 5 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/indira-banerjee-sworn-in-hc-chief-justice/article17835082.ece|title=Indira Banerjee sworn in HC Chief Justice|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/indira-banerjee-sworn-in-chief-justice/article17836148.ece|title=Indira Banerjee sworn in Chief Justice|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> | Indira Banerjee was appointed as a permanent Judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]] on 5 February 2002 and transferred to the [[Delhi High Court]] with effect from 8 August 2016. She was elevated as the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Madras High Court]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livelaw.in/justice-indira-banerjee-appointed-cj-madras-hc12-addl-hc-judges-made-permanent/|title=Justice Indira Banerjee Appointed As CJ Of Madras HC,12 Addl. HC Judges Made Permanent - Live Law|date=31 March 2017|website=Livelaw.in}}</ref> and assumed charge on 5 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/indira-banerjee-sworn-in-hc-chief-justice/article17835082.ece|title=Indira Banerjee sworn in HC Chief Justice|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/indira-banerjee-sworn-in-chief-justice/article17836148.ece|title=Indira Banerjee sworn in Chief Justice|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> | ||
Justice Banerjee succeeded Justice [[Sanjay Kishan Kaul]] as the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Madras High Court]], after he was elevated to the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040317/indira-banerjee-to-be-next-cj-of-madras-high-court.html|title=Indira Banerjee to be next CJ of Madras High Court|first=J.|last=Venkateshan|website=Decaanchronicle.com}}</ref> She is the second woman to head the [[charter]]ed [[High Court]], after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/former-madras-cj-passes-away/article2358322.ece|title=Former Madras CJ passes away|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> who headed the Court between June and November 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/indira-banerjee-appointed-cj-of-madras-high-court/article17753716.ece|title=Indira Banerjee appointed CJ of Madras High Court|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjlist.htm|title=Madras High Court|website=Hcmadras.tn.nic.in|access-date=4 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212201925/http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjlist.htm#|archive-date=12 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | Justice Banerjee succeeded Justice [[Sanjay Kishan Kaul]] as the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Madras High Court]], after he was elevated to the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040317/indira-banerjee-to-be-next-cj-of-madras-high-court.html|title=Indira Banerjee to be next CJ of Madras High Court|first=J.|last=Venkateshan|website=Decaanchronicle.com}}</ref> She is the second woman to head the [[charter]]ed [[High Court]], after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/former-madras-cj-passes-away/article2358322.ece|title=Former Madras CJ passes away|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> who headed the Court between June and November 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/indira-banerjee-appointed-cj-of-madras-high-court/article17753716.ece|title=Indira Banerjee appointed CJ of Madras High Court|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjlist.htm|title=Madras High Court|website=Hcmadras.tn.nic.in|access-date=4 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212201925/http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjlist.htm#|archive-date=12 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was elevated as [[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]] on 7 August 2018. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 31 August 2021
Hon'ble Ms. Justice[1] Indira Banerjee | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India[2] | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Dipak Misra |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Justice of Madras High Court | |
| In office 5 April 2017 – 6 August 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee[3] |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kishan Kaul |
| Succeeded by | Vijaya Tahilramani |
| Judge of Delhi High Court | |
| In office 8 August 2016 – 4 April 2017 | |
| Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 5 February 2002 – 7 August 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Sam Piroj Bharucha |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1957 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Alma mater | Presidency University, Kolkata University of Calcutta |
Indira Banerjee is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the 8th female Judge in history of Supreme Court of India .[4] She is former Chief Justice of Madras High Court,[5] the second woman to hold the position in India.[6] before being elevated as a Judge of Supreme Court of India.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Indira Banerjee was born on 24 September 1957. She did her schooling at the Loreto House in Kolkata. She pursued her higher education at the Presidency College, Kolkata and Department of Law, University of Calcutta. [7] She was enrolled as an advocate on 5 July 1985 and practised before the Calcutta High Court. [8]
Judicial career[edit | edit source]
Indira Banerjee was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court on 5 February 2002 and transferred to the Delhi High Court with effect from 8 August 2016. She was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court[9] and assumed charge on 5 April 2017.[10][11]
Justice Banerjee succeeded Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, after he was elevated to the Supreme Court of India.[12] She is the second woman to head the chartered High Court, after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar[13] who headed the Court between June and November 1992.[14][15] She was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 7 August 2018.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "SC gets its 8th woman judge- Indira Banerjee".
- ↑ "Justice Indira Banerjee Appointed As CJ Of Madras HC,12 Addl. HC Judges Made Permanent - Live Law". Livelaw.in. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ "Indira Banerjee elevated".
- ↑ Gambhir, Ashutosh (3 April 2017). "Justice Indira Banerjee bids farewell to Delhi High Court, third judge to leave in 5 days". Barandbench.com.
- ↑ "Indira Banerjee appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court". Thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Madras High Court". Hcmadras.tn.nic.in.
- ↑ "Justice Indira Banerjee sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras HC". Thehindubusinessline.com. 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Justice Indira Banerjee Appointed As CJ Of Madras HC,12 Addl. HC Judges Made Permanent - Live Law". Livelaw.in. 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Indira Banerjee sworn in HC Chief Justice". Thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Indira Banerjee sworn in Chief Justice". Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Venkateshan, J. "Indira Banerjee to be next CJ of Madras High Court". Decaanchronicle.com.
- ↑ "Former Madras CJ passes away". Thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Indira Banerjee appointed CJ of Madras High Court". Thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Madras High Court". Hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2017.