Phani Bhusan Chakravartti

Phani Bhushan Chakravartti (1898- May 8, 1981) was the first Indian cum Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.[1][2]

Career

Chakravartti was born in British India in Dhaka. Before joining the Calcutta High Court he worked as professor of English in Jagannath College and Ripon College, Calcutta (1920-1926). In 1945 he was elevated as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Chakravartti became the Chief Justice of the court in 1952 after Sir Arthur Trevor Harries.[3] After the sudden demise of Dr. Harendra Coomar Mookerjee in 1956, he also took charge for acting Governor of West Bengal for few months.[4] Chakravartti retired from the judgeship in 1958.[5]

Writings

Chakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Chief Justices". calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Official Liquidator". olkolkata.in. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "FORMER CHIEF JUSTICES" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Rahul Kanwal (January 25, 2016). "Who freed India, Gandhi or Bose?". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Vol - I, Subodh Chandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 322. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
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