Sabyasachi Mukharji
| Sabyasachi Mukharji | |
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| 20th Chief Justice of India | |
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In office 18 December 1989 – 25 September 1990 |
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| Nominated by | Collegium of judges headed by CJI E. S. Venkataramiah |
| Appointed by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Preceded by | E. S. Venkataramiah |
| Succeeded by | Ranganath Misra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 June 1927 Calcutta |
| Died | 25 September 1990 (aged 63) London |
Sabyasachi Mukharji (1 June 1927 – 25 September 1990) was an Indian jurist, who was the twentieth Chief Justice of India. He also previously served as the acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
Sabyasachi Mukharji was born in Calcutta, the third son of Rai Bahadur Bejoy Bihari Mukharji, first Indian Director General of Land Records, Bengal Presidency. His elder brothers were Justice Prasanta Bihari Mukharji, Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the eminent cardiologist, Dr. Aurobindo Bihari Mukharji.
He received his secondary education at the Mitra Institution, Bhowanipore, Calcutta; then a degree from Presidency College, Calcutta, followed by a degree in Economics with honours from Calcutta University in 1946. He was called to the bar by the Society of the Middle Temple.
During his student years he was also involved in student politics. In 1945 he was elected General Secretary of the Presidency College Student Union. Later, while studying for the bar in London he was elected General Secretary of the Indian Socialist Group in 1948-49 as well as becoming a member of the Committee of the Inns of Court Student Union representing the Middle Temple.
He began his legal career in 1949 as an advocate at the Calcutta High Court where he did primarily civil, revenue and constitutional cases. Under the first Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), he served on the Study Team on Administrative Tribunals. In July 1968, he was appointed as a judge on the Calcutta High Court. Starting in June 1982 he worked as a member on the 8th Finance Commission. While on the court Mukharji made a ruling on an election rolls issue that delayed an election. The Election Commission sought superintending control from the Supreme Court which ordered him to hear the case immediately and issue his ruling within five days. While complying with the order he made it quite clear that timing and such issues were within the descretion of the sitting judge and not subject to superintending control. He confirmed his earlier order. On 1 March 1983, he became acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
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