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Justice Sujoy Paul sworn in as Calcutta High Court Chief Justice

In his speech, Chief Justice Sujoy Paul spoke about the contribution of his mother, Manjushri Paul, who raised him as a single parent after the loss of his father when he was just 15 months old.

3 min readKolkataJan 16, 2026 06:07 PM IST

West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose administers the oath of Office to Justice Sujoy Paul as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, in Kolkata on Friday. (Source: @BengalGovernor/ANI Photo)

Justice Sujoy Paul was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on Friday, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose administered the oath to Justice Paul at a ceremony in courtroom Number 1. The ceremony was attended by present and former Judges, state ministers, and judicial officers.

He will serve as the Chief Justice for nearly six months until his retirement in June.

Justice Paul, who was transferred to the Calcutta High Court on July 18, 2025, had been serving as the acting Chief Justice from October 8, following the retirement of his predecessor, T S Sivagnanam.

In his speech, Chief Justice Paul spoke of his legal journey and the contribution of his mother, Manjushri Paul, who raised him as a single parent after the loss of his father when he was just 15 months old.

Chief Justice Paul said his character was shaped by his mother, an assistant teacher at a government school and a recipient of the President’s award. “She was not only my first teacher in life, but my class teacher in school,” he said, noting that she was present in the courtroom during the oath-taking.

Chief Justice Paul further said that he had received full cooperation from members of the bar. “I shall devote every effort for maintaining the purity and efficiency of this institution.”

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also congratulated Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on the occasion. “Sincere congratulations to Justice Shri Sujoy Paul on his being sworn in as the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. I welcome Justice Paul to this elevated seat of justice,” she wrote on X.

Born in June 1964 to the late Noni Gopal Paul and Manjushri Paul, the Chief Justice had studied at Pandit L S Jha Model Higher Secondary School and took his graduation, post-graduation, and law degree from Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

According to the Telangana High Court website, Justice Paul took oath as a judge of the High Court in March 2024. He was elevated as the judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in May 2011 and as a permanent judge in April 2014.

He had enrolled as an advocate in 1990 in the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh and actively practised in civil, constitutional, industrial, service, and other branches of law and appeared before various courts, the website said.