{{Short description|40th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Soumen Sen | office = 40th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court | status = | term_start = 10 January 2026 | term_end = | appointer = Droupadi Murmu | nominator = Surya Kant | predecessor = N. M. Jamdar | office1 = 14th Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court | term_start1 = 8 October 2025 | term_end1 = 9 January 2026 | appointer1 = Droupadi Murmu | nominator1 = B. R. Gavai | predecessor1 = {{ubl|I. P. Mukerji|H. S. Thangkhiew ''(acting)''}} | successor1 = Revati Prashant Mohite Dere | status3 = Acting Chief Justice | term_start3 = 16 September 2025 | term_end3 = 7 October 2025 | appointer3 = Droupadi Murmu | predecessor3 = T. S. Sivagnanam | successor3 = Sujoy Paul ''(acting)'' | office2 = Judge of Calcutta High Court | term_start2 = 13 April 2011 | term_end2 = 7 October 2025 | nominator2 = S. H. Kapadia | appointer2 = Pratibha Patil | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|7|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India | alma_mater = University of Calcutta | education = LL. B. | honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice }} '''Soumen Sen''' (born 27 July 1965) is an Indian judge, who is currently serving as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennath |first=K. Salma |date=2026-01-10 |title=Justice Soumen Sen Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court |url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/kerala-high-court/kerala-high-court-chief-justice-soumen-sen-518395 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref> Previously, he has also served as chief justice of Meghalaya High Court.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ahuja |first=Sonali |date=2025-09-29 |title=President appoints Justice Soumen Sen as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court |url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/09/29/president-appoints-justice-soumen-sen-as-chief-justice-meghalaya-hc/ |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=SCC Times |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a former judge of Calcutta High Court,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chief Justice and Judges – Calcutta High Court |url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/CJ-and-Judges}}</ref> where he also served as its Acting Chief Justice.
== Early life and career == Justice Soumen Sen was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied at St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata, and passed the LL.B. Examination from the University of Calcutta in 1990 and stood first in the said examination by securing the highest marks. He was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of West Bengal in 1991.
He practiced as an advocate in the Calcutta High Court for 20 years on both original and appellate side and also before other courts and tribunals. He appeared in a wide range of matters, including civil, constitutional, banking, and arbitration cases, representing authorities such as the RBI, SEBI, SIDBI and was also designated as Senior Advocate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-17 |title=Calcutta High Court: Major Reshuffle in Benches of Calcutta High Court, Know about 32000 Teacher Case – WBPAY.IN |url=https://wbpay.in/en/calcutta-high-court-major-reshuffle-in-benches-of-calcutta-high-court-know-about-32000-teacher-case/ |access-date=2025-09-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
He was as appointed as Judge of Calcutta High Court on 13 April 2011 and was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court consequent upon the retirement of the then Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam on 15 September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Soumen Sen named Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC |url=https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/crime-justice/news/justice-soumen-sen-named-acting-chief-justice-of-calcutta-hc-297630 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=www.punjabnewsexpress.com}}</ref>
On 11 September 2025 Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI B. R. Gavai recommended him to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ratna |date=2025-09-11 |title=Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Soumen Sen as Meghalaya High Court CJ |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-appointment-of-justice-soumen-sen-as-meghalaya-high-court-cj |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> He was appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court 26 September 2025 and took oath on 8 October 2025 in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Shillong.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETLegalWorld.com |title=Justice Soumen Sen sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court |url=https://legal.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/web-stories/justice-soumen-sen-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-meghalaya-high-court/124381063 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=ETLegalWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>
On 18 December 2025, Supreme court collegium headed by CJI Surya Kant recommended his transfer as chief justice of Kerala High Court<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-18 |title=Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer of Justice Soumen Sen as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court – Law Trend |url=https://lawtrend.in/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-transfer-of-justice-soumen-sen-as-chief-justice-of-kerala-high-court/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> this was cleared by government on 1 January 2026<ref>{{Cite web |title=Order of transfer as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s35d6646aad9bcc0be55b2c82f69750387/uploads/2026/01/202601012108438584.pdf}}</ref> and he was sworn in on 10 January 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-10 |title=Soumen Sen sworn in as new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/soumen-sen-sworn-in-as-new-chief-justice-of-kerala-high-court/article70493925.ece |access-date=2026-01-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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