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Sir '''Pramada''' (or '''Pramoda''') '''Charan Banerjee''' (or '''Banerji''') (1848–1930) was an eminent ] Indian jurist of the British period in the ] and Vice Chancellor of the ], both in ]. Sir '''Pramada''' (or '''Pramoda''') '''Charan Banerjee''' (sometimes '''Churn''' and '''Banerji''', '''Bannerji''', '''Bannerjee''', '''Banarji''', '''Banarjee''') (1848 – ca. 1930) was a ] Indian jurist of the ] era in the ] and also ] of the ].


Banerjee was born on 10 April 1848. He lived in ] and attended ] and the ], from which he respectively obtained ] and ] degrees. He practised at the ] in ] until moving to ] in 1870.<ref name="abanerji" /><ref name="liberation" />
Banerjee held office in the Allahabad High Court from 1893 to 1923<ref>Sri Amitav Banerji, "" (PDF), Allahabad High Court.</ref><ref>Sri S. P. Sinha, "" (PDF), Allahabad High Court.</ref> and was the second Indian judge after ]; and with Mahmood, John Edge and others, "made indelible imprints greatness as Judges on the pages of law reports".<ref>Nasirullah Beg, "" (PDF). Delivered 25 November 1966. Allahabad High Court.</ref>


Banerjee first entered the judiciary of India in January 1872 as a ], working at Allahabad, ] and ]. He was appointed a ] in 1880, working first in the ]s of ], where he was the first Indian judge,<ref name="abanerji" /> and then at Allahabad. He held a brief appointment as an additional civil judge at ] in 1893 before becoming a ] for the ] at Allahabad High Court in December of that year.<ref>{{cite book |title=The India List and India Office List |author=India Office, United Kingdom |publisher=Harrison and Sons |location=London |year=1905 |page=591 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ}}</ref><ref name="liberation">{{cite journal |journal=The Liberal and The New Dispensation |location=Calcutta |date=17 December 1873 |volume=XII |issue=50 |page=4 |title=Notes and Comments |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3KopAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT389}}</ref> He remained in that office until August 1923, when he was replaced by Kanhaiya Lal prior to retiring from the bench in March 1924.<ref name="abanerji">{{cite web |first=Amitav |last=Banerji |url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/SriPramodaCBanerjeeABanerji.pdf |title=Sir Pramoda Charan Banerjee |format=PDF |publisher=Allahabad High Court |accessdate=2014-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper |title=Imperial and Foreign News Items |newspaper=The Times |location=London, England |date=19 September 1923 |page=9 |issue=43450}}</ref>
Banerjee was Vice Chancellor of ] from 1917 to 1919.<ref>"Ex- Vice Chancellor", University of Allahabad. by the Wayback Machine on 4 February 2013.</ref> The university established the P.&nbsp;C. Banerjee Hostel in honour of him.<ref>"", University of Allahabad.</ref> He was a member of the university's Faculty of Law and took the keenest interest in the university's development. His effort for the spread of higher education amongst his countrymen was a notable contribution to social service. The University of Allahabad conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, in 1919. His contribution as judge and Vice Chancellor is a landmark for a British Indian.{{Citation needed|date=August 2014}}

Banerjee was the second Indian to be appointed a judge at the Allahabad High Court, the first being ].{{efn|Between 1876 and 1910 there were 29 judges who sat in the Allahabad High Court, of which 25 were British. Two of the remainder, including Mahmood, were Muslims whose opinions were rarely accepted by the full bench.<ref name="Kozlowski">{{cite book |title=Muslim Endowments and Society in British India |first=Gregory C. |last=Kozlowski |edition=Reprinted |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-521-08867-1 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9I2JbchpdMMC |pages=118-119}}</ref>}} Mahmood had retired from the Court in the face of accusations that his chronic drunkenness was affecting his ability and it was his place that Banerjee took.<ref name="Kozlowski" /><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=26467 |date=15 December 1893 |startpage=7319}}</ref> With Mahmood, Chief Justice ] and others, he "made indelible imprints greatness as Judges on the pages of law reports".<ref>{{cite web |first=Nasirullah |last=Beg |url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/Welcome_Address_NU_Beg25-11-66.pdf |title=Welcome Address |format=PDF |date=25 November 1966 |publisher=Allahabad High Court}}</ref>

Appointed a ] in the 1913 ],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28733 |date=1 July 1913 |startpage=4638}}</ref> Banerjee was a member of the law faculty at the University of Allahabad and was Vice-Chancellor of the university from 1917 to 1919,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex- Vice Chancellor |publisher=University of Allahabad |url=http://www.allduniv.ac.in/index.php/about-us/introduction/ex-vc-list |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130204112621/http://www.allduniv.ac.in/index.php/about-us/introduction/ex-vc-list |archivedate=4 February 2013}}</ref> in which year the university conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Laws, '']'';<ref name="abanerji" /> later, it also established the P.&nbsp;C. Banerjee Hostel in honour of him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allduniv.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141&Itemid=378 |title=History |publisher=University of Allahabad}}</ref> In 1921, he was awarded the ], first class, by ] in recognition of his public service.<ref>{{cite newspaper |title=Kaisar-I-Hind Medal |newspaper=The Times |location=London, England |date=1 January 1921 |page=9 |issue=42607}}</ref>

Banerjee died at the age of 82.<ref name="abanerji" /> Among his children was Lalit Mohan Banerjee, who also served as a judge in the Allahabad High Court.<ref>{{cite newspaper |title=Mr. Justice Banarjee |newspaper=The Times |location=London, England |date=20 October 1932 |page=19 |issue=46269}}</ref>


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Sir Pramada (or Pramoda) Charan Banerjee (sometimes Churn and Banerji, Bannerji, Bannerjee, Banarji, Banarjee) (1848 – ca. 1930) was a Bengali Indian jurist of the British Raj era in the Allahabad High Court and also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Allahabad.

Banerjee was born on 10 April 1848. He lived in Uttarpara and attended Presidency College, Calcutta and the University of Calcutta, from which he respectively obtained B.A. and B.L. degrees. He practised at the Bar in Bankipore until moving to Allahabad in 1870.

Banerjee first entered the judiciary of India in January 1872 as a munsif, working at Allahabad, Benares and Ghazipore. He was appointed a subordinate judge in 1880, working first in the Small Causes Courts of Agra, where he was the first Indian judge, and then at Allahabad. He held a brief appointment as an additional civil judge at Lucknow in 1893 before becoming a puisne judge for the North-Western Provinces at Allahabad High Court in December of that year. He remained in that office until August 1923, when he was replaced by Kanhaiya Lal prior to retiring from the bench in March 1924.

Banerjee was the second Indian to be appointed a judge at the Allahabad High Court, the first being Syed Mahmood. Mahmood had retired from the Court in the face of accusations that his chronic drunkenness was affecting his ability and it was his place that Banerjee took. With Mahmood, Chief Justice John Edge and others, he "made indelible imprints greatness as Judges on the pages of law reports".

Appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1913 Birthday Honours, Banerjee was a member of the law faculty at the University of Allahabad and was Vice-Chancellor of the university from 1917 to 1919, in which year the university conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa; later, it also established the P. C. Banerjee Hostel in honour of him. In 1921, he was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, first class, by George V in recognition of his public service.

Banerjee died at the age of 82. Among his children was Lalit Mohan Banerjee, who also served as a judge in the Allahabad High Court.

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Notes

  1. Between 1876 and 1910 there were 29 judges who sat in the Allahabad High Court, of which 25 were British. Two of the remainder, including Mahmood, were Muslims whose opinions were rarely accepted by the full bench.

Citations

  1. ^ Banerji, Amitav. "Sir Pramoda Charan Banerjee" (PDF). Allahabad High Court. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. ^ "Notes and Comments". The Liberal and The New Dispensation. XII (50). Calcutta: 4. 17 December 1873.
  3. India Office, United Kingdom (1905). The India List and India Office List. London: Harrison and Sons. p. 591.
  4. "Imperial and Foreign News Items". The Times. No. 43450. London, England. 19 September 1923. p. 9.
  5. ^ Kozlowski, Gregory C. (2008). Muslim Endowments and Society in British India (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-521-08867-1.
  6. "No. 26467". The London Gazette. 15 December 1893.
  7. Beg, Nasirullah (25 November 1966). "Welcome Address" (PDF). Allahabad High Court.
  8. "No. 28733". The London Gazette. 1 July 1913.
  9. "Ex- Vice Chancellor". University of Allahabad. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  10. "History". University of Allahabad.
  11. "Kaisar-I-Hind Medal". The Times. No. 42607. London, England. 1 January 1921. p. 9.
  12. "Mr. Justice Banarjee". The Times. No. 46269. London, England. 20 October 1932. p. 19.
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