Supreme Court / Sitting Judges / Dipankar Datta
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice Dipankar Datta
Calcutta High Court
Career timeline
9 Feb 1965
Born
16 Nov 1989
Enrolled as an advocate
Practised at the Calcutta, Gauhati and Jharkhand High Courts for about 16 years.
2002–04
Junior Standing Counsel, State of West Bengal
16 May 2002 to 16 Jan 2004.
22 Jun 2006
Permanent Judge, Calcutta High Court
Served until 27 Apr 2020.
28 Apr 2020
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court
12 Dec 2022
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Elevated from the Calcutta High Court.
8 Feb 2030
Retires
On reaching the age of 65.
Specialised in constitutional, labour and service matters.
Notable judgments & orders
2021
Nilesh Navalakha v. Union of India, 2021 SCC OnLine Bom 56
Bombay High Court bench including Justice Datta admonished media interference in an investigation.
Source: SCC Online
Association for Democratic Reforms v. Election Commission of India
VVPATs for voter verification. Listed among his Supreme Court judgments.
Source: LawChakra
Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal
AMU minority status. Listed among his Supreme Court judgments.
Source: LawChakra