Chandreswar Prasad Sinha

Chandreswar Prasad Sinha
Governor of Assam
In office
23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
Preceded bySaiyid Fazal Ali
Succeeded bySatyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh
4th Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
In office
21 February 1959 – 31 January 1961
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Preceded bySarjoo Prasad
Succeeded byHoliram Deka
Judge of Patna High Court
In office
16 June 1950 – 20 February 1959
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born(1901-02-01)1 February 1901
OccupationJurist

Chandreswar Prasad Sinha (born 1 February 1901 - death date unknown) was an Indian jurist who served as 4th the chief justice of Gauhati High Court[1] He also served as the Governor of Assam.[2] from 23 August 1959 to 14 October 1959.[3]

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.[4] He served in that capacity till his appointment as chief justice of Gauhati High Court (then known as Assam 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[5] and served as such till 14 October 1959[6] when S. M. Shrinagesh was appointed as new permanent governor.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Former Hon'ble Chief Justices of Gauhati High Court". National Informatics Centre, Assam State Center, Guwahati.
  2. ^ "Former Governors". www.rajbhavanassam.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "GOVERNORS OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY — SINCE 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Appointment of C. P. Sinha as Chief Justice of Assam High Court".
  5. ^ "Hon'ble Governors, Hon'ble Chief Ministers and Chief Secretaries of Assam | General Administration | Government of Assam, India". gad.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "ASSAM GOVERNOR LIST". Oneindia.
  7. ^ "List of Governors of Assam (1947–2022)". Jagranjosh.com. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.