At the age of 78, former Supreme Court judge, Justice Tarun Chatterjee passed away today morning.

Justice Tarun Chatterjee was born on January 14, 1945.

He was enrolled as an Advocate in 1970 and practiced in the High Court in Civil, Criminal, and Revenue cases. He was appointed as a permanent Judge in the Calcutta High Court on August 6, 1990.

Justice Chatterjee joined the Bar back in the year 1970 and started practicing in Calcutta High Court on Appellate jurisdiction and dealt with Civil and Constitutional matters.

Later, in the year 1990, he was appointed as Judge in Calcutta High Court.

Justice Chatterjee was elevated as a Supreme Court Judge on 27th August 2004 and demitted office on 14th January 2010.

During his tenure as Supreme Court judge, he has rendered various important judgments. He has been party to 440 judgments in the Supreme Court.

After his retirement, Justice Chatterjee was appointed as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission in October 2013.