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	'''Sankar Prasad Mitra''' (26 December ~~1917―9th~~ August 1986) was a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] politician and former Chief Justice of the [[Calcutta High Court]]. He is one of the acting [[Governor of West Bengal]] and the longest serving Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.		{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2022}}
			'''Sankar Prasad Mitra''' (26 December 1917―9 August 1986) was a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] politician and former Chief Justice of the [[Calcutta High Court]]. He is one of the acting [[Governor of West Bengal\|Governors of West Bengal]] and the longest serving Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Mitra was born in 1917 in British India. He contested in [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] on behalf of [[Indian National Congress]] and won from [[Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sealdah]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=🗳️ Sankar Prasad Mitra, Muchipara Assembly Elections 1951 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com\|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/1951/muchipara/sankar-prasad-mitra/\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=LatestLY\|language=en}}</ref> He became the Minister of Law and Judicial Department under the [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sengupta\|first=Nitish K.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VWxuAAAAMAAJ&q=Minister+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra\|title=Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy\|date=2002\|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India\|isbn=978-81-230-0964-3\|language=en}}</ref> Mitra practised law and served as a standing counsel for the State and Central Governments in the High Court.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sabha\|first=India Parliament Rajya\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhs3AAAAIAAJ&q=Law+Minister+West+Bengal+Sankar+Mitra\|title=Parliamentary Debates\|date=1986\|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court in 1972 and served up to 1979. He is the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of this High Court for a period of 7 years.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Calcutta High Court - About\|url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/index.php/page/About-High-Court\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in}}</ref> In his tenure Mitra ~~was~~ also served as acting Governor of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Chakrabarty\|first=Saroj\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJcdAAAAMAAJ&q=Minister+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra\|title=With West Bengal Chief Ministers: Memoirs, 1962 to 1977\|date=1978\|publisher=Chakrabarty\|isbn=978-0-86131-117-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Library (India)\|first=National\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WMS5AAAAIAAJ&q=Governor+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra\|title=Annual Report for ...\|date=1973\|publisher=National Library.\|language=en}}</ref>		Mitra was born in 1917 in British India. He contested [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] on behalf of [[Indian National Congress]] and won from [[Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sealdah]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=🗳️ Sankar Prasad Mitra, Muchipara Assembly Elections 1951 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com\|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/1951/muchipara/sankar-prasad-mitra/\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=LatestLY\|language=en}}</ref> He became the Minister of Law and Judicial Department under the [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sengupta\|first=Nitish K.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VWxuAAAAMAAJ&q=Minister+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra\|title=Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy\|date=2002\|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India\|isbn=978-81-230-0964-3\|language=en}}</ref> Mitra practised law and served as a standing counsel for the State and Central Governments in the High Court.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sabha\|first=India Parliament Rajya\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhs3AAAAIAAJ&q=Law+Minister+West+Bengal+Sankar+Mitra\|title=Parliamentary Debates\|date=1986\|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court in 1972 and served up to 1979. He is the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of this High Court for a period of 7 years.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Calcutta High Court - About\|url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/index.php/page/About-High-Court\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in}}</ref> In his tenure Mitra also served as acting Governor of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Chakrabarty\|first=Saroj\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJcdAAAAMAAJ&q=Minister+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra\|title=With West Bengal Chief Ministers: Memoirs, 1962 to 1977\|date=1978\|publisher=Chakrabarty\|isbn=978-0-86131-117-0\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Library (India)\|first=National\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WMS5AAAAIAAJ&q=Governor+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra\|title=Annual Report for ...\|date=1973\|publisher=National Library.\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Family==		==Family==
	Sankar Prasad Mitra was married to Aloka Mitra nee Bose, the only daughter of Sudhansu Mohan Bose, former [[Advocate general (India)\|Advocate general]] of [[West Bengal]].		Sankar Prasad Mitra was married to Aloka Mitra nee Bose, the only daughter of Sudhansu Mohan Bose, former [[Advocate general (India)\|Advocate general]] of [[West Bengal]].


	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Bengali Politician and Judge}}
'''Sankar Prasad Mitra''' (26 December 1917―9th August 1986) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] politician and former Chief Justice of the [[Calcutta High Court]]. He is one of the acting [[Governor of West Bengal]] and the longest serving Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

==Career==
Mitra was born in 1917 in British India. He contested in [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] on behalf of [[Indian National Congress]] and won from [[Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sealdah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=🗳️ Sankar Prasad Mitra, Muchipara Assembly Elections 1951 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/1951/muchipara/sankar-prasad-mitra/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=LatestLY|language=en}}</ref> He became the Minister of Law and Judicial Department under the [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sengupta|first=Nitish K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VWxuAAAAMAAJ&q=Minister+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra|title=Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy|date=2002|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|isbn=978-81-230-0964-3|language=en}}</ref> Mitra practised law and served as a standing counsel for the State and Central Governments in the High Court.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sabha|first=India Parliament Rajya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhs3AAAAIAAJ&q=Law+Minister+West+Bengal+Sankar+Mitra|title=Parliamentary Debates|date=1986|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court in 1972 and served up to 1979. He is the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of this High Court for a period of 7 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calcutta High Court - About|url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/index.php/page/About-High-Court|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in}}</ref> In his tenure Mitra was also served as acting Governor of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chakrabarty|first=Saroj|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJcdAAAAMAAJ&q=Minister+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra|title=With West Bengal Chief Ministers: Memoirs, 1962 to 1977|date=1978|publisher=Chakrabarty|isbn=978-0-86131-117-0|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Library (India)|first=National|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WMS5AAAAIAAJ&q=Governor+Sankar+Prasad+Mitra|title=Annual Report for ...|date=1973|publisher=National Library.|language=en}}</ref>

==Family==
Sankar Prasad Mitra was married to Aloka Mitra nee Bose, the only daughter of Sudhansu Mohan Bose, former [[Advocate general (India)|Advocate general]] of [[West Bengal]].

==References==
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