Justice S.C. Das, Hon'ble Chairperson, Tripura Human Rights Commission, Tripura
Born on 16.3.1955, he has Graduated with LL.B. from Calcutta University. He was enrolled as an Advocate under Bar Council of West Bengal on 27.02.1981 and thereafter he was transferred to the Bar Council of Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland etc. and started practice as an Advocate in civil, criminal and revenue branches of law, both in original and appellate side, in different Courts of Tripura.
While practicing as an Advocate worked as a part-time lecturer of Commercial and Industrial laws in the Govt. Degree College at Udaipur he was also associated with different social service activities in South Tripura District. He was Secretary of District Bar Association and the Secretary of Consumer Protection Association, South Tripura. He was involved in the development programmes of Matabari temple including Udaipur Town development. He has also worked as Govt. Advocate in South Tripura District at Udaipur and a retainer/penal lawyer of Tripura Gramin Bank, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Tripura Road Transport Corporation, National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company, New Assurance Company and many other organizations.
He joined as Tripura Judicial Service in Grade-I (Higher Judicial Service) on 18.02.1991 as a direct recruit. As a Judicial Officer, he has worked in different posts such as, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Additional District & Sessions Judge, L.R. & Secretary, Law/Legislative Department, Govt. of Tripura, Member Secretary of Tripura State Legal Service Authority, District & Sessions Judge and thereafter was elevated as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court from service on 17.10.2011. From the date a separate High Court was established in Tripura, he was appointed as Judge of the High Court of Tripura and worked in the said post till the date of superannuation on 15.03.2017. As Judge of the High Court of Tripura, he has dealt with several Writ cases on Constitutional/legal issues, service matters, tax matters, civil and criminal appeals, public interest litigation and various other types of cases.
He was appointed by the State Govt. as Chairperson of Tripura Human Rights Commission and he assumed office on 03.01.2022.