Sudhi Ranjan Das
Sudhi Ranjan Das | |
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Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of India | |
| 5th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 1 February 1956 – 30 September 1959 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Preceded by | Bijan Kumar Mukherjea |
| Succeeded by | Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha |
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 28 January 1950 – 31 January 1956 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Chief Justice | H. J. Kania |
| Judge of Federal Court of India | |
| In office 20 January 1950 – 27 January 1950 | |
| Nominated by | H. J. Kania |
| Appointed by | C. Rajagopalachari |
| 2nd Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 19 January 1949 – 19 January 1950 | |
| Appointed by | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Preceded by | Ram Lall |
| Succeeded by | Eric Weston |
| Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 1 December 1942 – 18 January 1949 | |
| Appointed by | Lord Linlithgow |
| Chief Justice | Harold Derbyshire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1894 |
| Died | 18 September 1977 (aged 82) |
| Relations | Ashoke Sen (son-in-law) Chittaranjan Das, Sarala Roy, Abala Bose, Satish Ranjan Das (cousins) |
| Children | 3 including Suranjan Das |
| Education | LL. B. (Hons.) |
| Alma mater | Patha Bhavana, Bangabasi College University of Calcutta, University College London, Scottish Church College |
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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.