Chittatosh Mookerjee
Chittatosh Mookerjee (Born 1 January 1929) was the Chief Justice of the Calcutta and Bombay High Court, India. He is the grandson of Bengali scholar and educator Ashutosh Mukherjee and the nephew of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee.[1][2]
Early life
Mookerjee was born on 1 January 1929 in
Calcutta University and passed M.A. in Economics in 1951.[3] Mookerjee entered the legal profession in November 1953.[4]
Career
He was appointed an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court in 1969, and in 1970, he became a permanent judge of the High Court. In 1986 he was elevated as the chief justice of the Calcutta High CourtGovernor of Maharashtra.[4] In 1990, he was the head of the tribunal for the Kaveri River water dispute.[6] After retirement, he became the first chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission and served there from 1995 to 1998.[7]
References
- ^ Konar, Debashis (25 March 2013). "Grandson of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee upset at Mamata's silence on letter". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "The legacy of 1947". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "CHIEF JUSTICE MR. CHITTATOSH MOOKERJEE". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Judge maintains his humble composure". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Chief Justices". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ A. Jayaram (3 September 2004). "Cauvery water dispute to the fore again". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2018.[dead link]
- ISBN 9788189479831. Retrieved 15 May 2018.)
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