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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) |
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]
Chakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.[4]
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