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

Governor of Bengal In 1644, Gabriel Boughton procured privileges for the East India Company which permitted them to build a factory at Hooghly district, Hughli, without fortifications. Various chief agents, Governors and presidents were appointed to look after co ...

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

knighted A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...

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

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 August ...

and was sworn as a member of the Privy Council; he was the second Hindu to be sworn of the Privy Council, after Lord Sinha. He died in London the following year, leaving five sons and five daughters, having been unwell since his wife's death in May 1930.

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