Surendranath Banerjee — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Contempt of Court Case (against 'The Bengalee' newspaper)

1883

This was a landmark event concerning [VY:POL-02-03-04] press freedom in colonial India. Banerjee, as the editor of 'The Bengalee', published an editorial criticizing Justice…

ICS Dismissal (Administrative Decision, not a court judgment)

1874

While not a "judgment" in the judicial sense, Banerjee's dismissal from the Indian Civil Service was a pivotal administrative decision with far-reaching political implications. He…