Biswanath Somadder

Hon'ble Chief Justice
Biswanath Somadder
Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byJitendra Kumar Maheshwari
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
In office
27 April 2020 – 11 October 2021
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byMohammad Rafiq
Succeeded byRanjit Vasantrao More
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office
17 October 2019 – 26 April 2020
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Calcutta High Court
In office
22 June 2006 – 16 October 2019
Nominated byYogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1963-12-15) 15 December 1963 (age 60)
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Biswanath Somadder (born 15 December 1963) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. He is former Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. He is also former Judge of Allahabad High Court and Calcutta High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.[1]

  1. ^ "Calcutta High Court - Judges". www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 1 December 2021.