Phani Bhusan Chakravartti

Phani Bhushan Chakravartti
Governor of West Bengal
(acting)
In office
8 August 1956 – 3 November 1956
Preceded byHarendra Coomar Mookerjee
Succeeded byPadmaja Naidu
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
In office
1952–1958
Preceded byArthur Trevor Harries
Succeeded byKulada Charan Das Gupta
Personal details
Born1898
DiedMay 8, 1981(1981-05-08) (aged 82–83)

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.

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. 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.

Writings

Chakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.


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