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The Hon'ble Justice Biswanath Somadder A distinguished jurist known for his expertise in revenue, arbitration, and constitutional law, Justice Biswanath Somadder has served in multiple High Courts across India. Early Life and Education Born on December 15, 1963, Justice Somadder obtained his B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Calcutta. He also completed a Certificate Course on “Office Automation Tools” under the Computer Education Programme of Regional Computer Centre, Calcutta, demonstrating his early interest in technology. Legal Career Justice Somadder enrolled as an Advocate on July 21, 1989, and practiced in the High Court at Calcutta as well as the Supreme Court of India. He also appeared before the CESTAT, Eastern Regional Bench. His practice encompassed a wide range of legal areas including Constitutional law (Customs & Central Excise, FERA, Telecommunication, Education, Service & Income Tax), Arbitration, Company, Revenue, Civil, and Criminal matters. He specialized in Revenue, Arbitration, and Constitutional Laws. He also served as Senior Counsel for the Central Government in the High Court at Calcutta and was the Honorary Joint Secretary of the Bar Library Club of Calcutta High Court. Pro Tip for Researchers: CaseOn’s 2-minute audio summaries allow legal professionals to rapidly analyze this judge’s complex rulings and judicial philosophy on the go. Judicial Career Justice Somadder was elevated to the Bench of the High Court at Calcutta as a permanent Judge on June 22, 2006. He was appointed as the Executive Chairman of the State Legal Services Authority, West Bengal, on November 5, 2018, and as Judge-in-Charge, Administrative Department, High Court at Calcutta, on November 19, 2018. He served as the Acting Chief Justice from January 1, 2019, until April 3, 2019. Subsequently, he was appointed as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court on October 17, 2019, and later as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on April 23, 2020, taking the oath on April 27, 2020.