Sankar Das Banerji

Sankar Das Banerji (January 1903 – 23 March 1994) was a Bengali Indian politician and barrister.

His father passed from University College Hospital, of London and worked with Louis Pasteur.

Banerji studied in Hindu School, Kolkata and acquired law degree from the Calcutta University, later he joined Lincoln's Inn, called to the Bar in 1927.

[2] He served as the Standing Counsel of Government of West Bengal in Calcutta High Court from 1950 to 1957.

[6] He became the Speaker of West Bengal State Assembly since 1957 to 1959[7][8] and Finance and Transport Minister during the period of 1962–63.