Surajit Chandra Lahiri


Surajit Chandra Lahiri was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

Career

Lahiri passed M.A. LL.B. and practiced in the Calcutta High Court. He became judge of the High Court and also appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court on 17 August 1959 after Justice Kulada Charan Das Gupta was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court of India.Justice Lahiri retired on 7 June 1961 from the post. He also served as the vice chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 11 January 1962 to 31 October 1962.