Dipankar Datta
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Short description|Indian judge (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox Judge
| name = Dipankar Datta
| image = 150px
| office = Judge of the Supreme Court of India
| termstart = 12 December 2022
| termend =
| appointer = Droupadi Murmu
| nominator = Uday Umesh Lalit
| office1 = 45th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court
| termstart1 = 28 April 2020
| termend1 = 11 December 2022
| appointer1 = Ram Nath Kovind
| nominator1 = Sharad Arvind Bobde
| predecessor1 = B. P. Dharmadhikari
| successor1 = Ramesh Deokinandan Dhanuka
| office2 = Judge of the Calcutta High Court
| appointer2 = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
| nominator2 = Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
| termstart2 = 22 June 2006
| termend2 = 27 April 2020
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|2|9|df=y}}
| alma_mater = University of Calcutta
}}
Dipankar Datta (born 9 February 1965) is an Indian jurist who is currently serving as the judge of the Supreme Court of India.{{cite news |title=Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta elevated to Supreme Court |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/bombay-hc-chief-justice-dipankar-datta-elevated-to-supreme-court-101670786228728.html |access-date=6 February 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 December 2022 |language=en}} He is the former chief justice of the Bombay High Court and a judge of the Calcutta High Court.{{cite web |url=http://www.calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/bio/dipankar_datta.html |title=Calcutta High Court biography |access-date=4 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203232457/http://www.calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/bio/dipankar_datta.html |archive-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Early life and education
Datta was born in 1965 in a Bengali family. He came from a family with legal background. His father late Salil Kumar Datta, was a former Judge of the Calcutta High Court. His brother in law Justice Amitava Roy, is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India.{{Cite web |last=Hakim |first=Sharmeen |date=2022-12-12 |title=Who Is Justice Dipankar Datta? |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/who-is-justice-dipankar-datta-216416 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}} Datta acquired his Bachelor of Laws from the Hazra Law College, University of Calcutta. He was in the first batch of 5 years Law course in the year 1989.{{cite news |last1=সংবাদদাতা |first1=নিজস্ব |title=বিমান-ট্রেন বন্ধ, কাজে যোগ দিতে গাড়িতেই মুম্বই-শিলং পাড়ি বিচারপতিদের |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/state/lockdown-in-india-kolkata-justice-to-drive-down-mumbai-to-take-oath-as-chief-justice-dgtl-1.1141116?ref=home-pq-six-stry-6 |accessdate=24 April 2020 |work=anandabazar.com |language=bn}}
Career
After completing his Bachelor of Laws he was enrolled as an advocate on 16 November 1989. He started practising at the High Court at Calcutta and worked as a state panel lawyer also. He also practised at the Supreme Court of India and other High Courts at other states in India. He has specialized in Constitutional matters and Civil cases. Datta was the Counsel for the Union of India since 1998. He had appeared on behalf of the School Education Department, University of Calcutta, West Bengal Board in Secondary Education and the West Bengal School Service Commission. He was the Junior Standing Counsel for the State of West Bengal from 16 May 2002 to 16 January 2004. Datta was a guest lecturer in the Hazra Law College from the year 1996–1997 to 1999–2000.{{cn|date=June 2023}}
=In High Courts=
He was elevated to the Bench of the Calcutta High Court as a permanent Judge on 22 June 2006 and served there till April 2020.{{Cite web|title=Calcutta High Court - Judges|url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/32|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in}}
On 23 April 2020, he was appointed as the chief justice of the Bombay High Court and took oath on 28 April 2020.{{cite news |title=President appoints Calcutta HC judge Dipankar Dutta as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/president-appoints-calcutta-hc-judge-dipankar-dutta-as-chief-justice-of-bombay-hc-6376225/ |accessdate=24 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=23 April 2020}}{{Cite web|last=Hon'ble Justices|title=HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE|url=https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/processjshowReq.php?bhcpar=bmlkPTE=|url-status=live|access-date=13 August 2021|website=bombayhighcourt.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920234150/https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/processjshowReq.php?bhcpar=bmlkPTE= |archive-date=20 September 2020 }}
=In Supreme Court=
On 12 December 2022, he was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is due to retire on 8 February 2030.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=Justice Dipankar Datta sworn-in as Supreme Court judge |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/justice-dipankardatta-sworn-in-as-supreme-court-judge-8320986/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-12-12 |title=Ex-Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta takes oath as Supreme Court judge |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ex-bombay-hc-chief-justice-dipankar-datta-takes-oath-as-supreme-court-judge/article66253854.ece |access-date=2022-12-15 |issn=0971-751X}}
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