Phani Bhusan Chakravartti

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 Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	May 8, 1981(1981-05-08) (aged 82–83) Calcutta, West Bengal, India

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]

Career

Chakravartti 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

Chakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.[4]

References

1. "Former Chief Justices". calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "Office of the Official Liquidator". olkolkata.in. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
3. "FORMER CHIEF JUSTICES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
4. Vol - I, Subodh Chandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 322. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.