Indira Banerjee is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. In Indian history, she is the eighth woman judge of the Supreme Court of India. In 2017–18, she was the second woman to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
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Wiki/Biography
Indira Banerjee was born on Tuesday, 24 September 1957 (age 64 years; as in 2021) in Kolkata, West Bengal. His zodiac sign is Libra. Indira went to Loreto House in Kolkata for her schooling. Later, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in History (Honours) from Presidency College, Kolkata and an LLB from the Department of Law, University of Calcutta.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
The names of his parents are not known.
husband and children
There is not much information available on the internet about his personal life.
livelihood
On 5 July 1985, she was enrolled as an advocate and started practicing law in the Calcutta High Court. He practiced law in the Calcutta High Court in all branches, both original and appellate, except criminal law. On 5 February 2002, he was appointed as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court. During his tenure at the Calcutta High Court, he also served as Chairman of the Calcutta High Court Service Committee for four years. For a period of one year, he was appointed as the acting Chairman of the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority. In July 2013, he was enrolled for training in judicial administration at the Civil Services College, Singapore for seven days. He was nominated for this training by the then Chief Justice of India. On 8 August 2016, he was transferred to Delhi High Court. During his tenure at the Delhi High Court, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority. On 5 April 2017, he took charge of the Madras High Court as Chief Justice, succeeding Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of India. Indira Banerjee is the second woman to head the Madras High Court, after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar.
Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Indira Banerjee at the Raj Bhavan.
The notification issued by the Government of India on his appointment to the Madras High Court read as,
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Miss Justice Indira Banerjee, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, as Judge of the Supreme Court of India. With effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.”
On 7 August 2018, Indira Banerjee was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India until her retirement on 24 September 2022. She is one of the four women judges of the Supreme Court, along with Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Bela M Trivedi. On September 1, 2021, nine judges took oath in a single day in the history of the Supreme Court. The names of these judges were Justice Abhay Srinivas Oka, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice CT Ravikumar, Justice MM Sundaresh, Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice PS Narasimha.
Judge of Calcutta High Court
5 February 2002 – 7 August 2016: He was nominated by Sam Piroj Bharucha and appointed by APJ Abdul Kalam.
Judge of Delhi High Court
8 August 2016 – 4 April 2017: He was nominated by TS Thakur and appointed by Pranab Mukherjee.
Chief Justice of Madras High Court
5 April 2017 – 6 August 2018: She was appointed by Pranab Mukherjee, preceded by Sanjay Kishan Kaul and followed by Vijaya Tahilramani.
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
7 August 2018: He was nominated by Deepak Mishra and appointed by Ram Nath Kovind.
notable decisions
2020: Sushila Agarwal and others. Versus State (National Capital Territory of Delhi) and Ors.
2019: Dattatraya vs State of Maharashtra
2019: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi and Ors.
2019: Rajendra Dewan vs. Pradeep Kumar Ranibala and others.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Justice Indira Banerjee often visits Tirumala hill temple with her family members.
Indira Banerjee seen with her family at Tirumala hill temple
- Speaking to Free Press Media House, Indira revealed that she never went to court during her third and fourth year of law studies at Calcutta University. He said,
When I went to court I went to watch a case being heard and not as an intern. I listened to the request and it changed the course of my life. I was preparing for Civil Services Examination and had passed two stages. But then I decided to continue my practice in the High Court. I found that not all cases were interesting. After assisting my seniors in the High Court, I started practicing alone. I had very little knowledge about the practical aspects of law.”
- In February 2019, while addressing a national conference on Economic Crimes and Emerging Dynamics and Dimensions held at the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy (TNSJA) at the Race Course, Indira said that misuse of public funds was an economic crime. He said,
Misusing people’s money is also an economic crime.”
Indira Banerjee speaking on economic crime and emerging dynamics and dimensions
- Indira Banerjee was trolled on several social media accounts for distancing herself from the post-poll violence in West Bengal in 2019. This was the case in which many BJP workers were murdered and she was seen demanding an apology from those BJP workers who had posted memes of Mamata Banerjee on many social media websites.
A viral picture with a caption trolling Indira Banerjee
- In November 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a meeting with Supreme Court lawyers that Indira Banerjee was his “guru-sister”. He said that both Indira Banerjee and Modi are devotees of Ramakrishna Mission. He had taken spiritual initiation from late Swami Atmasthananda. Modi lived in the Rajkot Ashram and according to Hindu tradition, those who have the same guru are brother and sister.
- In December 2020, Indira Banerjee, speaking at a webinar on “World Human Rights Day” held at St. Thomas College of Law, appealed to the Government of India to distribute the COVID vaccine equitably across all states in India. He narrated,
We must ensure that there is equitable distribution of the Covid vaccine, that the benefits of the vaccine are not limited only to rich countries, but also reach the less developed countries.
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