Phani Bhusan Chakravartti

Phani Bhushan Chakravartti (1898 – 8 May 1981) was the first Indian cum Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and was an acting governor of West Bengal.^[1][2]

Phani Bhushan Chakravartti
Portrait of Phani Bhusan 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(1981-05-08) (aged 82–83)

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 named as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Chakravartti succeeded Sir Arthur Trevor Harries as the Chief Justice of the court in 1952.^[3] After the sudden demise of Dr. Harendra Coomar Mookerjee in August 1956, he also took charge as acting Governor of West Bengal for three months. Chakravartti retired as a judge in 1958.^[4]

Writings

Chakravartti wrote a book named Morning Blossoms.^[4]