Chandreswar Prasad Sinha

Chandreswar Prasad Sinha was an Indian jurist who served as 4th the chief justice of Gauhati High Court He also served as the Governor of Assam. from 23 August 1959 to 14 October 1959.

Life and career

Justice Sinha was born on 1 February 1901 and completed his M. A. in 1923 and LL.B in 1925. He started practising in Patna High Court in April 1925 and was appointed as the judge of the said high court on 16 June 1950. He served in that capacity till his appointment as chief justice of Gauhati High Court on 21 February 1959.
During his tenure as chief justice of Assam high court the then governor of Assam Justice Saiyid Fazl Ali died in office, thus to fulfil this vacancy justice C. P. Sinha stepped into the shoes of governor of Assam in acting capacity form 23 August 1959 and served as such till 14 October 1959 when S. M. Shrinagesh was appointed as new permanent governor.