Two new High Court judges sworn in by Chief Justice Apresh Kumar Singh

Two former judicial officers of Tripura, Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha and Biswajit Palit swear in as Judge and additional judge of High Court of Tripura respectively during a programme held at Court number-1 of High Court of Tripura on Thursday, administered by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.

It may be recalled here that after  the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the High Court of Tripura including present Law secretary of Tripura government Biswajit Palit and  the incumbent director of Tripura Judicial Academy, Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha , the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on has  also given the appointment to both these judicial officers as judges of High Court of Tripura.

The Union Ministry Law and Justice through a gazette notification, issued on October 18 signed by Special Secretary of government of India, Rajinder Kashyap said that Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha has been appointed as judge of HC of Tripura with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office and Biswajit Palit has been appointed as additional judge of the HC for a period of two years.