The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation of the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Calcutta High Court.

The decision to this effect was taken in a Collegium meeting held on November 11.

The judicial officers recommended are Ananya Bandyopadhyay, Rai Chattopadhyay and Subhendu Samanta.

The Calcutta High Court has a sanctioned strength of 72 judges but it currently has only 36 judges as on November 1.

[Read Collegium Statement]