The Calcutta Weekly Notes Law Notes and Notes of Cases of the Calcutta High Court and of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the English Law Courts Monday March 8 1909

He took his seat on the Bench of the Calcutta High Court on the re-opening Qf the Courts after the long vacation in 1906 on Monday the 23rd of November. [...] The Hon'ble the Chief Justice took up this question in response to public demands and by the constant pressing of the claims of the Calcutta High Court succeeded in inducing the Goverment of India and the Secretary of State to apoint the full complement of judges provided for in the Charter of the Calcutta High Court. [...] On the Appellate Side also the Chief Justice has added to the Strength and improved the status of the clerical staff and a similar scheme has been matured by him.for the strengthening of the clerical establisment on the Original Side. [...] Amongst the improvements made in this direction are : (I) The reduction of the full period of service of the Judges from 14 years to i Ili years : (2) The increase of the salary of the Judges to Rs. [...] We must say however in justice to the profession that the compulsory retirement of judges at the age of 6o years perhaps without a pension has added to the difficulty of recruiting judges from amongst the senior members of the legal profession.