Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Resigns from SIR Tribunal over Massive Pendency

Former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, resigned from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) tribunal, expressing concern over the massive backlog of pending appeals.

Although he cited personal reasons in his resignation, Justice Sivagnanam reportedly observed that, at the current pace, it could take nearly four years to dispose of all Kolkata-related appeals before the tribunal.

During his brief tenure, he disposed of 1,777 appeals in just 22 days without rejecting any.

His resignation has drawn attention to the mounting pendency and administrative challenges surrounding the SIR process in West Bengal.