Binod Mitter
Sir Binod Chandra Mitter, PC (2 February 1872 – 20 July 1930) was an Indian jurist.
Biography
[edit]The son of the judge Sir Romesh Chunder Mitter (or Mitra), Binod Mitter was a Member of the Council of the Governor of Bengal from 1910 to 1917, Standing Counsel to the Government of India from 1910 to 1916, and Advocate-General to the Government of Bengal in 1917.[1][2][3] He was knighted in 1918.[3]
In 1929, Mitter was appointed as one of the salaried members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and was sworn as a member of the Privy Council; he was the second Hindu to be sworn of the Privy Council, after Lord Sinha.[1] He died in London the following year, leaving five sons and five daughters, having been unwell since his wife's death in May 1930.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sir Binod Mitter". The Times. 21 July 1930. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Sir Binod Mitter, Indian Jurist, Dead". The New York Times. 21 July 1930. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Mitter, Rt Hon. Sir Binod Chandra". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)