Hon’ble Mrs. Urmita Datta (SEN)
Member(J)

Date of Birth : 9th August, 1966

Educational Qualification : Passed B.A. in 1988 and LL.B in 1993 from University of Calcutta.

Professional Experience : Enrolled as an Advocate on October, 1993. She was practicing mainly writ, service/labour, customs, excise, service tax, arbitration, banking & also other matters.

Appointed by Ministry of Railways as Standing Counsel as well as Senior Counsel of Metro Railway, Kolkata & East Central Railway to appear before Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench. Appeared as Senior Counsel before High Court, Calcutta & Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench on behalf of South Eastern Railway & North Frontier Railway, UPSC & also for other private clients before difference Benches of CAT.

Practiced before Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta since 1993. Also appeared before Customs, Excise & Service Tax Tribunal as well as High Court, Calcutta for different reputed both private & public sector companies as well as represented Excise, Customs Department & had appeared before Debt Recovery Tribunals for Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India & other private clients.

Appointed as reporter of Indian Law Reporter in High Court, Calcutta. Also appointed as Special Officer by Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta and took active part for rehabilitation of non-criminal lunatics from Presidency Jail, Kolkata.

Joined as Judicial Member Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench on 5.1.2012 and demitted the office on 4.1.2017 as Judicial Member cum Head of the Department, Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench after completing five years tenure.

During her five years tenure, she had decided more than 2500 cases.