Bijan Kumar Mukherjea


Bijan Kumar Mukherjea was the 4th Chief Justice of India. He was in his office from 22 December 1954 to 31 January 1956.

Avocation

Joined Calcutta Bar in 1914
Junior Govt. Pleader Calcutta High Court, 1934
Senior Govt. Pleader, Calcutta Court, 1936
Judge Calcutta High Court, November 1936 – 1948
Member Bengal Boundary Commission, 1947
Judge, Federal Court/Supreme Court 14 Oct. 1948-22 Dec.1954.
Chief Justice of India 1954-31 Jan 1956
On Patanjali Sastri's retirement in January 1954, Nehru had asked B.K. Mukherjea to take over as Chief Justice. However Mukherjea had declined, saying that Mehr Chand Mahajan was senior to him. When Nehru pressed him, the judge said he would sooner resign than usurp the highest office before his turn. Only after Mahajan retired did Mukherjea become CJI.

Education and academics

After completion of his education in Hooghly College, Bengal, he joined the Surendranath Law College under the University of Calcutta.
He was a M.A., B.L., M.L., Doctor of Law.
He was an Anauth Dev Research Prizeman, Tagore Law Lecturer, and also a Saraswati.

Personal life

Mukherjea was born to R.D. Mukherjea and Sarat Kumari Devi. Married Labanyalata Devi and had a son Amiya Kumar Mukherjea.

Memberships and association

Fellow of the Calcutta University
President of the Bengal Sanskrit Association
Associated with Scouts Movement in Bengal
Acted as District Commissioner, South Calcutta Boys Sc Association
Connected with Literary and Cultural Society Bibudha Janani Sava, Nabadwip, Gita Sava, Calcutta, St. Sahitya Parishad; Calcutta etc.

Publication

Problems & Law
Hindu Law of Religious and Charitable Trusts.