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The Apex Court Collegium has recommended that additional judge Rumi Kumari Phukan be made a permanent judge of the Gauhati High Court.
Justice Phukan is a pass out from Jorhat Law College after which she went on to pursue B.Ed from the Post Graduate Training College, Jorhat. After practicing at the Jorhat District Court for a year, she joined the Assam Judicial Services and has worked in capacities like Principla Judge at the Family Court, Guwahati, Registrar, Judicial, Registrar Administration and Registrar General of the Gauhati High Court. She was appointed as an Additional Judge in the Gauhati High Court in January 2015 after she served as a District and Sessions Judge for quite some time.
The Apex Court collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, Justice M B Lokur and Justice A K Sikri has found her suitable after conferring with colleagues familiar with the affairs of the High Court, as well as examining the material on record. Her term as additional Judge was due to end in January 2019. The Gauhati High Court had endorsed the recommendation through a resolution passed last month.
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