Phani Bhusan Chakravartti
Phani Bhushan Chakravartti (1898 — 8 May 1981) was the first Indian cum Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.[1][2]
Phani Bhushan Chakravartti | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor of West Bengal | |
| 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
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. Chakravartti retired from the judgeship in 1958.[4]
Writings
Chakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.[4]
References
- "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.
- 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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