CJI Chandrachud administers oath to SC judge Dipankar Datta

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Dipankar Datta as a Supreme Court judge.

On Sunday, the Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing the appointment of Justice Datta, the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, as the Supreme Court judge.

Justice Datta, son of the late Salil Kumar Datta, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, and brother-in-law of justice Amitava Roy, who was a former judge of the apex court, took oath at 10:36 am in courtroom 1 of the Supreme Court.

With the swearing-in of Justice Datta, the total number of judges in the apex court has gone up to 28 against the sanctioned strength of 34, including the CJI.

Born on February 9, 1965, Justice Datta turned 57 this year and will have a tenure till February 8, 2030. The retirement age in the SC is 65.

His name was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium then headed by Justice U U Lalit (now retired) in September last year.

Justice Datta was elevated to the bench of the Calcutta High Court as a permanent judge on June 22, 2006.

He was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on April 28, 2020.