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{{infobox person<br />
| name = Sir Manmatha Mukherjee<br />
| native_name = মন্মথনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায়<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_name = Manmatha Nath Mukherjee<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|10|28|df=y}}<br />
| death_date = 6 December 1942 (aged 68)<br />
| birth_place =[[Nadia district]], Bengal, British India<br />
| death_place =[[Calcutta]], British India<br />
| alma_mater = Albert Collegiate School <br/> [[Surendranath Law College]] <br/> [[Presidency College, Kolkata]] <br/> [[University of Calcutta]]<br />
| occupation = Justice of [[Calcutta High Court]]<br />
| known_for = Juridical contribution <br/> Social works<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sir Manmatha Nath Mukherjee''' (also spelt '''Mukherji''' or '''Mukerji'''; 28 October 1874 – 6 December 1942) was a Bengali judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]] and a distinguished jurist.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Manmatha Mukherji |work=[[The Times]] |date= 8 December 1942|page= 6}}</ref> He was also the Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council and awarded [[Knighthood]] in 1935.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bengali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|last=Vol - I|first=Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=81-85626-65-0|location=Kolkata|pages=401}}</ref> Manmatha Nath was the son-in-law of Bengali scholar Sir [[Gooroodas Banerjee]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2EPDQAAQBAJ&q=justice+Manmatha+Nath+Mukherjee&pg=PT352|title=Trade, Politics and Society: The Indian Milieu in the Early Modern Era|last=Sushil Chaudhury|date=13 September 2016|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781351997270|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Manmatha Nath was born in the village of Jagati in [[Nadia district]] of undivided Bengal, the son of Unadi Nath Mukherjee. Manmatha Nath received his education at the Albert Collegiate School. After passing entrance examination he joined the [[Presidency College, Kolkata]] and completed M.A. He further studied Law in [[Surendranath Law College]] (then [[Ripon College, Calcutta]]) and awarded gold medal in ''Thakur'' Law Examination.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 1924 Mukherjee started work as a junior advocate in Calcutta High Court and uplifted as Judge in 1935. He became popular for some notable, impartial judgements to solve critical disputes such as [[Tarakeswar]] Temple case. He also became a Bengali Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, President of the Calcutta Literary Society, Since 1926 and President of the Indian Research Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southasiaarchive.com/Content/sarf.147457/230779/003|title=South Asia Archive|website=southasiaarchive.com|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> After retirement Mukherjee started practice law in [[Patna High Court]] and social works, organized anti communal campaign in Bengal. He Inaugurated the ''Mandir'' building of [[New Delhi Kali Bari]]. [[Government of India]] appointed him as Law Secretary for few days considering the outstanding legal knowledge of Mukherjee. He wrote few books on Law.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7sTfDAAAQBAJ&q=justice+Manmatha+Nath+Mukherjee&pg=PT80|title=The Life & Times of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee|last=Tathagata Roy|date=25 June 2014|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=9789350488812|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=3458&p_f=3458&id=muk&id1=personal|title=Title|website=nationallibrary.gov.in|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
In 1935, Mukherjee was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]]. For his exceptional contribution in legal arena, [[Nabadwip]] ''Bangabibudhajanani Sabha'' honoured him 'Nyayranjan', [[Varanasi]] ''Hindu Mahamandal'' gave the title 'Dharmalankar' and 'Nyadhish' was awarded by [[Sanskrit college]]. A road in [[Kolkata]] near [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]] was named after him, Justice Manmatha Mukherjee Row.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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