Tarun Chatterjee

Tarun Chatterjee was an Indian judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of India and chairman of the 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. Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court.

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. He retired on 14 January 2010. After retirement he became chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

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 members of higher judiciary, 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. Chatterjee denied the allegations.

Personal life and death

Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court. Chatterjee died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 78.