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Centre Notifies Elevation of  Siddhartha R Chowdhury as Permanent Judge of Calcutta HC

The Central Government has notified the elevation of Additional Judge Justice Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court.

The Department of Justice in the Union Ministry of Law issued a notification in this regard.

The elevation of Justice Chowdhury was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium in October. He is set to retire on December 27 upon reaching the age of 62.

Additional judges serve for a period of two years before being promoted to the position of a judge, popularly known as a ‘permanent’ judge.

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