Phani Bhushan Chakravartti (1898 – 8 May 1981) was the first Indian cum Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and was the acting governor of West Bengal.[1][2]
Phani Bhushan Chakravartti | |
|---|---|
| Governor of West Bengal (acting) | |
| In office 8 August 1956 – 3 November 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Harendra Coomar Mookerjee |
| Succeeded by | Padmaja Naidu |
| Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 1952–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Trevor Harries |
| Succeeded by | Kulada Charan Das Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | May 8, 1981 (aged 82–83) |
Career
editChakravartti was born in British India in Dhaka. Before joining the Calcutta High Court, he worked as a professor of English at 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 as acting Governor of West Bengal for a few months. Chakravartti retired from the judgeship in 1958.[4]
Writings
editChakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Former Chief Justices". calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Office of the Official Liquidator". olkolkata.in. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "FORMER CHIEF JUSTICES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b Vol - I, Subodh Chandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 322. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.