Tarun Chatterjee

Tarun Chatterjee (14 January 1945 – 8 July 2023) was an Indian judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of India and chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

Early life Chatterjee was the son of Purshottam Chatterjee, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court. His grandfather Digambar Chatterjee was also a judge of the Calcutta High Court in British India. Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court. He retired on 14 January 2010. After retirement he became chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

Controversy In 2010, Central Bureau of Investigation investigated the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 6.58 crore from the provident fund accounts of class III and IV employees in the Ghaziabad district court implicated members of higher judiciary, including Chatterjee. The report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation officials was examined by a bench comprising justices D. K. Jain, V. S. Sirpurkar, and G. S. Singhvi. Chatterjee denied the allegations.

Personal life and death

Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court.