The Central government on Wednesday cleared the appointment of judicial officer Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) as an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court..Chatterjee was recommended for elevation by the High Court Collegium on September 26, 2023. The Supreme Court Collegium had approved the proposal on January 4 last year. .Chatterjee joined judicial service in 2009. She has over 17 years experience after enrolling at the Bar in 1993. As per the Supreme Court Collegium resolution, she has held various positions as judicial officer at sensitive postings in West Bengal.The Judgment Evaluation Committee constituted by the Chief Justice of the High Court had rated the quality of judgments authored by her as very good..The Calcutta High Court is currently functioning with 43 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 72, a vacancy position of 29..[Read Notification]
