Sir Binod Chandra Mitter, PC (2 February 1872 – 20 July 1930) was an Indian jurist.

Biography

The son of the judge Sir Romesh Chunder Mitter (or Mitra), Binod Mitter was a Member of the Council of the

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from 1910 to 1917, Standing Counsel to the Government of India from 1910 to 1916, and Advocate-General to the Government of Bengal in 1917. He was

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in 1918. In 1929, Mitter was appointed as one of the salaried members of the

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and was sworn as a member of the

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; he was the second Hindu to be sworn of the Privy Council, after Lord Sinha.{{Cite news , date=21 July 1930 , title=Sir Binod Mitter , pages=17 , work=

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He died in London the following year, leaving five sons and five daughters.

References

* https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/07/21/96171189.html?pageNumber=10 * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-214197?rskey=KuTRsV&result=1 Knights Bachelor 1930 deaths Indian lawyers Indian Knights Bachelor Lawyers awarded knighthoods Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Indian judges