| Honorific prefix | The Hon'ble Justice |
|---|---|
| Office | Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court |
| Term start | 25 October 2017 |
| Term end | 24 September 2018 |
| Appointer | Ram Nath Kovind (President of India) |
| Predecessor | Rakesh Tiwari (acting) |
| Office 1 | Judge, Calcutta High Court |
| Term start 1 | 3 December 2003 |
| Term end 1 | 24 September 2018 |
| Appointer 1 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Birth date | 25 September 1956 (age 70) |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Faculty of Law, University of Calcutta |
Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya (born 25 September 1956) is a retired Indian jurist who served as the acting Chief Justice at the Calcutta High Court from October 2017 to April 2018 and was Chief Justice of the same high court from 1 May 2018 to September 2018.[1]
Education
Bhattacharya was born in the Village Beliachandi of South 24 Parganas, where he was educated at Baruipur High School. Afterward, he went to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta and got his LL. B. degree from the University of Calcutta.[1][2]
Career
Bhattacharya enrolled at the Bar in March 1983. He started practising in the Civil and Writ Jurisdictions of the Calcutta High Court. In 2003, he was appointed a Permanent Judge at the court.[1][2][3]
Notable judgements
- A High Court bench presided by Bhattacharya held in September 2012 that land acquisition along certain stretches of Kolkata Metro stood lapsed on account of compensation not being awarded to the tenants within the stipulated period. This was in response to a writ petition filed by Central Calcutta Citizens' Welfare Association.[4]
References
- ^ "J. Bhattacharya". www.calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya appointed Acting Chief Justice: Calcutta HC". Legal Era. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya Acting CJ Of Calcutta HC". Kolkata 24x7. 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ Dutta, Ananya (2012-09-12). "Land acquisition for Kolkata Metro stands lapsed: Court" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-12-02.