Tarun Chatterjee

Tarun Chatterjee (14 January 1945 – 8 July 2023) was an Indian judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of India and chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.^[1]

Tarun Chatterjee
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 27 August 2004 – 14 January 2010
Nominated by	S. Rajendra Babu
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
38th Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
In office 31 January 2003 – 26 August 2004
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by	Shyamal Kumar Sen
Succeeded by	Ajoy Nath Ray
Judge of the Calcutta High Court
In office 6 August 1990 – 30 January 2003
Nominated by	Sabyasachi Mukharji
Appointed by	R. Venkataraman
Personal details
Born	Tarun Chatterjee (1945-01-14)14 January 1945 Maliara, Bankura district, Bengal Province, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Died	8 July 2023(2023-07-08) (aged 78)
Spouse	Kumkum Chatterjee
Relations	Purshottam Chatterjee (father) Digambar Chatterjee (grandfather)
Later work(s)	Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission

Early life

Chatterjee was the son of Purshottam Chatterjee, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court. His great-grandfather Digambar Chatterjee was also a judge of the Calcutta High Court in British India.^[2][3] Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court.^[2]

Career

Chatterjee obtained a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws, and enrolled as an advocate in 1970.^{[citation needed]} He started practice in the Calcutta High Court in Civil, Criminal and Constitutional matters. He became the permanent judge in the same high court on 6 August 1990. In 2003 he was appointed chief justice of the Allahabad High Court. Chatterjee was elevated to the post of judge of the Supreme Court of India on 27 August 2004.^[4] He retired on 14 January 2010. After retirement he became chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.^[5][6]

Controversy

In 2010, Central Bureau of Investigation investigated the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 6.58 crore from the provident fund accounts of class III and IV employees in the Ghaziabad district court implicated judges in higher judiciaries, including Chatterjee. The report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation officials was examined by a bench comprising justices D. K. Jain, V. S. Sirpurkar, and G. S. Singhvi.^[5][7] Chatterjee denied the allegations.^[8]

Personal life and death

Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court.^[2] Chatterjee died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 78.^[9][1]