Romesh Chandra Mitra

Romesh Chandra Mitter was born in British India in 1840 at Rajarhat, Bishnupur, in the then undivided 24 Parganas.

[2] In 1886, he became the first Indian to hold the office of Chief Justice in the court, albeit on a temporary basis,[3] and he also served on the Viceroy's Legislative Council.

[4] When the majority of the Bench determined that Surendranath Banerjee was guilty of contempt of court, Mitter differed with other British judges on the question of punishment.

[5] During his term as Viceroy, Lord Dufferin appointed Mitter as a member of the Public Service Commission.

[citation needed] A son, Sir Binod Chandra Mitter, was a salaried member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.