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- ↑ Bench, Bar & (31 December 2020). "[Breaking] Chief Justices S Muralidhar, Hima Kohli, Sanjib Banerjee appointed for High Courts of Orissa, Telangana, Madras". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "SC Collegium recommends Justice Sanjib Banerjee as Madras HC Chief Justice". The NEWS Minute. 16 December 2020.
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