Tapabrata Chakraborty
Hon'ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Sujoy Paul |
| Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
| Assumed office 30 October 2013 | |
| Nominated by | P. Sathasivam |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1967 |
| Education | L.L.B, LL.M |
Tapabrata Chakraborty (born 27 November 1967) is an Indian judge who is currently serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court since 21 June 2026.[1][2]
Career
Chakraborty was born in 1967 into a lawyer family of Kolkata. He obtained LL.B degree and enrolled as Advocate on 29 January 1991. He practised in Constitutional, Civil, Educational and Service related litigation in the High Court.[3] On 30 October 2013, Chakraborty was elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court. He became the Permanent Judge on 14 March 2016.[4] After the retirement of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, he was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Service, Uniindia News. "CHC Chief Justice Sujoy Paul retires". www.uniindia.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty is acting Calcutta HC CJ". The Times of India. 2026-06-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "CDJ Law Journal". www.cdjlawjournal.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Sitting Judges". Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "৩২,০০০ চাকরি ফেরান, বাতিল করেন মমতার ওবিসি তালিকা". Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "ওবিসি তালিকা বাতিল, ফেরান প্রাথমিকের ৩২ হাজার চাকরি! হাই কোর্টের নতুন ভারপ্রাপ্ত প্রধান বিচারপতি তপোব্রত চক্রবর্তী". sangbadpratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-06-19.