Charu Chandra Biswas Explained

Charu Chandra Biswas
Birth Date:21 April 1888
Birth Place:Calcutta, British India[1]
Nationality:Indian
Office:Minister of Law and Justice
Primeminister:Jawaharlal Nehru
Term Start:1952
Term End:1958
Predecessor:B. R. Ambedkar
Successor:Ashoke Kumar Sen
Office2:2th Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
Term Start2:February 1953
Term End2:November 1954
Predecessor2:N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Successor2:Lal Bahadur Shastri
Office3:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency3:West Bengal
Term3:1952-1960
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Suhasini Biswas
Children:6 daughters
Source:https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/b.pdf
Parents:Ashutosh Biswas (father)

Charu Chandra Biswas CIE (21 April 1888 – 9 December 1960) was an Indian National Congress politician.

Life and career

Biswas began his career as a lawyer in the Calcutta High Court. The imperial British government appointed him a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1931 Birthday Honours list. In February 1940, he was appointed a judge of the Calcutta High Court. and subsequently as Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta in 1949–50.

Biswas was elected to the Upper House of Indian Parliament the Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1960 from West Bengal. He was the leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1953 to 1954. He was also a Minister of State and then Union Minister of Law and Minority Affairs, the latter from 1952 to 1957.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: T. V. Rama Rao. G. D. Binani. India at a Glance: A Comprehensive Reference Book on India. 1954. Orient Longmans. 17.
  2. Web site: Previous Members Biography Rajya Sabha . Rajya Sabha . 18 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 . Rajya Sabha . 18 July 2014.
  4. Book: Singh, Virendra . INDIAN POLITY with Indian Constitution & Parliamentary Affairs: Special Focus on CSAT and Different State PSC Prelims & Mains, Graduate & Post Graduate Course (Public Administration & Political Science) Staff Selection Commission Examination (Metric & Graduate level and also helpful for different Law examination. 2015. Neelkanth Prakashan. 978-81-925472-9-9. 201.
  5. Book: West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Council. Council Debates: Official report. 1960. West Bengal Government Press. 367.