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Indira Banerjee Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth24 September 1957

Age67 Years

BirthplaceKolkata, West Bengal

ProfessionJudge of Supreme Court of India

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

Indira Banerjee Biography

Indira Banerjee is an Indian jurist who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India from August 2018 until her retirement in September 2022. Born in 24

Early life and background

Indira Banerjee was born on 24 September 1957 in Kolkata, West Bengal. She grew up in Kolkata and completed her school education at Loreto House. She earned a bachelor’s degree in History (Honours) from Presidency College, Kolkata, and later studied law at the Department of Law, University of Calcutta.

Career

Banerjee began practising as an advocate at the Calcutta High Court on 5 July 1985, developing experience on both the original and appellate sides. She was appointed a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court on 5 February 2002. While at Calcutta High Court she chaired the Calcutta High Court Services Committee for four years and served as Executive Chairperson of the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority for a year.

In July 2013 she took part in a training programme in judicial administration at the Civil Service College in Singapore, an appointment that lasted for a week.

She moved to the Delhi High Court as a judge on 8 August 2016 and served there until April 2017. During her tenure in Delhi she was the chairperson of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority.

On 5 April 2017 Banerjee assumed charge as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. She was the second woman to head that court. Her term as Chief Justice continued until 6 August 2018.

On 7 August 2018 she was elevated to the Supreme Court of India. She remained on the Supreme Court bench until her superannuation on 24 September 2022. During her time on the Supreme Court she was among the women judges on the court and participated in several notable decisions, including judgments listed from 2019 and 2020 such as Dattatraya v. The State of Maharashtra, State of Haryana v. Angoori Devi and Ors., Rajendra Diwan v. Pradeep Kumar Ranibala and Ors., and Sushila Aggarwal and Ors. v. State (NCT of Delhi) and Ors.

Public profile

Banerjee is recognised for becoming the eighth woman to serve on the Supreme Court of India. Her judicial career has included leadership roles within high court administrative and legal services bodies. She has spoken on public issues in judicial fora, delivering addresses on topics such as economic offences and the misappropriation of public funds.

She has also expressed views on public health equity, urging equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines during a webinar organised by an academic institution in 2020.

Personal life

Indira Banerjee is married and hails from Kolkata. She is described as having a height of approximately 172 cm (5 feet 8 inches), with black hair and black eyes. She has visited the Tirumala hill shrine with family members. Details about her spouse and parents are not provided in the available information.

Latest updates

Banerjee retired from the Supreme Court upon reaching the mandatory retirement age on 24 September 2022. Her tenure included involvement in landmark benches and participation in a historic swearing-in of multiple judges to the Supreme Court in August 2021, a day on which several judges took oath together.

Throughout her career she has held judicial appointments across Calcutta, Delhi and Madras High Courts before her elevation to the nation's highest court.

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Recent Work

Sushila Aggarwal and Ors. v. State (NCT of Delhi) and Ors.

Judgment listed among notable Supreme Court decisions involving Justice Indira Banerjee in 2020.

2020
Dattatraya v. The State of Maharashtra

Judgment listed among notable decisions involving Justice Indira Banerjee in 2019.

2019
State of Haryana v. Angoori Devi and Ors.

Judgment listed among notable decisions involving Justice Indira Banerjee in 2019.

2019
Rajendra Diwan v. Pradeep Kumar Ranibala and Ors.

Judgment listed among notable decisions involving Justice Indira Banerjee in 2019.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court (from 5 February 2002)
  2. Judge of the Delhi High Court (8 August 2016 – 4 April 2017)
  3. Chief Justice of the Madras High Court (5 April 2017 – 6 August 2018)
  4. Judge of the Supreme Court of India (7 August 2018 – 24 September 2022)
  5. Eighth woman to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Indira Banerjee born?

24 September 1957

What is Indira Banerjee known for?

Judge of Supreme Court of India

What is Indira Banerjee’s marital status?

Married