On Friday, 16th January, Justice Sujoy Paul was administered the oath of office as the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta. He is set to retire in June 2026.
Justice Sujoy Paul was formally appointed the 44th Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with effect from 16 January 2026, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium and notification by the Government of India.
Prior to this appointment, he served as a Judge of the Calcutta High Court since 18 July 2025, and as Acting Chief Justice from 8 October 2025 to 15 January 2026; and earlier as a Judge and then Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
The ceremony was presided over by the Governor of West Bengal, CV Ananda Bose, and was attended by former and present judges, Chief Justices, state ministers and senior judicial officers.
In his speech, Justice Paul highlighted his legal journey and acknowledged the contribution of his mother, who raised him as a single parent after the loss of his father during his infancy.
He further stated that though he had joined the Calcutta High Court in the 'December' of his career, after having worked as Acting Chief Justice since the retirement of former Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, he would endeavour to maintain the purity and efficiency of the institution to the best of his efforts.
He also quoted the Naradh-Smriti, an ancient scripture, "A court is not a court if there are no elders, elders are not elders unless they promote dharma, dharma is not dharma unless it promotes truth and truth is not truth if it is mixed with sophistry."