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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]] | 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.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33722 |date=2 June 1931 |page=3628 |supp=y |nolink=y}}</ref> In February 1940, he was appointed a judge of the Calcutta High Court.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34799 |date=23 February 1940 |page=1106 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/b.pdf | title=Previous Members Biography Rajya Sabha | publisher=Rajya Sabha | accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx | title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 | publisher=Rajya Sabha | accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="singh2015">{{cite book|first=Virendra | last=Singh|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEX5CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA201|year=2015|publisher=Neelkanth Prakashan|isbn=978-81-925472-9-9|page=201}}</ref><ref name="Council1960">{{cite book|author=West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Council|title=Council Debates: Official report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phetVxOEg_IC|year=1960|publisher=West Bengal Government Press|page=367}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/b.pdf | title=Previous Members Biography Rajya Sabha | publisher=Rajya Sabha | accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx | title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 | publisher=Rajya Sabha | accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="singh2015">{{cite book|first=Virendra | last=Singh|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEX5CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA201|year=2015|publisher=Neelkanth Prakashan|isbn=978-81-925472-9-9|page=201}}</ref><ref name="Council1960">{{cite book|author=West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Council|title=Council Debates: Official report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phetVxOEg_IC|year=1960|publisher=West Bengal Government Press|page=367}}</ref> | ||
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