The Central Government on Wednesday (January 14) notified the appointment of Justice Sujoy Paul as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

The notification reads as follows:

"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, Calcutta High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office".

Justice Paul, whose parent High Court is the Madhya Pradesh High Court, is currently the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. He was transferred from the MP High Court to the Calcutta High Court in July last year.

The Supreme Court Collegium had on Monday recommended Justice Paul's name as the Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice.

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