Background
He was born on 19 October 1895 in Boinchee, in the Hooghly district to Bholanath Chatterjee.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
He was born on 19 October 1895 in Boinchee, in the Hooghly district to Bholanath Chatterjee.
He was educated at the South Suburban School, the Mitra Institution, Saint Mary"s School, all in Calcutta, before graduating from the Scottish Church College. Subsequently he studied law at the University Law College of the University of Calcutta, before proceeding on to the Middle Temple, London, and subsequently finishing his academic pursuit at the University College, London.
He started out as a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India. He went on to be a judge at the Calcutta High Court. Later he became the vice president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, and treasurer of the Bar Association of India.
He had also served as a president of the All India Civil Liberties Council, and as vice president of the International Commission of Jurists - Indian Branch.
He represented India at the Commonwealth Law Conference held in London in 1955. He was a deputy leader of the Indian Lawyers Delegation to the United States.S.R. in 1959, and represented India at the International Bar Conference at Salzburg in Austria in 1960 and Commonwealth Law Conference held at Sydney in 1966.
He was counsel for India at the Kutch International Tribunal in Geneva. He died in 1971. Gardening President, Bhawanipur Club Member, Chelmsford Club Delhi and Calcutta Club.
He was also a member of the Special Committee on Tibet of the International Commission of Jurists, and a chairman of the Subordinate Legislation Committee of Parliament.