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 byS. Rajendra Babu
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
38th Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
In office
31 January 2003 – 26 August 2004
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded byShyamal Kumar Sen
Succeeded byAjoy Nath Ray
Judge of the Calcutta High Court
In office
6 August 1990 – 30 January 2003
Nominated bySabyasachi Mukharji
Appointed byR. Venkataraman
Personal details
Born
Tarun Chatterjee

(1945-01-14)14 January 1945
Maliara, Bankura district, Bengal Province, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Died8 July 2023(2023-07-08) (aged 78)
SpouseKumkum Chatterjee
RelationsPurshottam 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. 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]

References
  1. NETWORK, LIVELAW NEWS (8 July 2023). "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Tarun Chatterjee Passes Away". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. "Chief Justice & Judges". sci.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee". nalsa.gov.in. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. "HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD". Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. "Justice Tarun Chatterjee appointed as new chairman of UP Human Rights Commission". Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. "Introduction" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. "Courting A Quiet Burial?". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. "CBI for action against 24 judges in PF scam". India Today. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Tarun Chatterjee Passes Away". Live Law. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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