Sudhi Ranjan Das

Sudhi Ranjan Das
Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of India
5th Chief Justice of India
In office
1 February 1956 – 30 September 1959
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Preceded byBijan Kumar Mukherjea
Succeeded byB. P. Sinha
Personal details
Born(1894-10-01)1 October 1894
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India[1]
Died18 September 1977(1977-09-18) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
University College London Patha Bhavana

Sudhi Ranjan Das (1 October 1894 – 18 September 1977) was the 5th Chief Justice of India, serving from 1 February 1956 to 30 September 1959. Das also served as chairman of The Statesman.[2]

  1. ^ "Sudhi Ranjan Das". Journal of the Indian Law Institute. 2 (2/3): 154–156. January–June 1960. JSTOR 43953753.
  2. ^ Biography on Supreme Court of India's NIC webpage