 He had also served as a president of the All India Civil Liberties Council, and as vice president of the International Commission of Jurists - Indian Branch.He was born on 19 October 1895 in Boinchee, in the Hooghly district to Bholanath Chatterjee.He was educated at the South Suburban School, the Mitra Institution, St. Mary's School, all in Calcutta, before graduating from the Scottish Church College.