Shyamal Kumar Sen (born 25 November 1940) is an Indian jurist who served as a chief justice of the

Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...

and also as a Governor of West Bengal. He was appointed governor in May 1999 following the resignation of

A R Kidwai Akhlaq Ur Rehman Kidwai (1 July 1921 – 24 August 2016) was an Indian chemist and politician. He served as governor of the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliamen ...

and served from May 1999 to December 1999.

Early life

After graduating from the Scottish Church College, he studied law at the University of Calcutta.''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 593

Career

He had worked as a lecturer in the commercial and industrial laws in the City College, Kolkata (under the University of Calcutta) from 1964 to 1971, as well as in the faculty of law at the University of Calcutta from 1971 to 1985.Allahabad High Court
/ref> He was elevated as a permanent judge of the

Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located in B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court buildi ...

in February 1986. He served as chief justice of the

on 18 July 2000. He served as the Governor of West Bengal from May to December 1999.

References

* * Living people Chief Justices of the Allahabad High Court Judges of the Calcutta High Court Governors of West Bengal 1940 births Bengali Hindus Politicians from Kolkata Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni University of Calcutta faculty 20th-century Indian judges {{WestBengal-politician-stub