Three Additional Judges appointed to Calcutta High Court, three Judges to Patna High Court
The President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, appointed three advocates as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court and three advocates as Judges of the Patna High Court, as notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 8 March 2025.
Summary
The Ministry of Law and Justice notified on 8 March 2025 that the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, had appointed advocates Smita Das De, Reetobroto Kumar Mitra and Om Narayan Rai as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court. In a separate notification the same day, advocates Alok Kumar Sinha, Soni Shrivastava and Sourendra Pandey were appointed Judges of the Patna High Court. High Court judges are appointed by the President under Article 217 of the Constitution; Article 224 provides for Additional Judges for up to two years.
Key facts
- Date
- 8 March 2025 (Ministry of Law and Justice)
- Calcutta HC (Additional Judges)
- Smita Das De, Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, Om Narayan Rai
- Patna HC (Judges)
- Alok Kumar Sinha, Soni Shrivastava, Sourendra Pandey
- Static: Article 217
- HC judges appointed by the President after consulting the CJI, the Governor and (for others) the HC Chief Justice
- Static: Article 224A
- Retired judges may be requested to sit as HC judges, with the President's previous consent
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Smita Das De, Reetobroto Kumar Mitra and Om Narayan Rai were appointed Additional Judges of which High Court on 8 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Calcutta High Court
The three advocates were appointed Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court; three others were appointed Judges of the Patna High Court the same day.
Consider the following statements about the appointment of High Court judges: 1. Under Article 217, a High Court judge is appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State and, for judges other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of that High Court. 2. Under Article 224A, the Chief Justice of a High Court may, with the previous consent of the President, request a retired judge to sit and act as a judge of that High Court. 3. An Additional Judge of a High Court can be appointed for a term of up to five years. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 reflect Articles 217(1) and 224A. Statement 3 is wrong: under Article 224(1), an Additional Judge is appointed for a period not exceeding two years.