Sambhunath Pandit
Sambhunath Pandit (1820–1867) was the first Indian to become judge of Calcutta High Court in 1863. He served in that position from 1863 to 1867.
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| Born | 1820 |
| Died | 6 June 1867 (aged 47) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
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Son of Sadasiv Pandit, he belonged to a Kashmiri Pandit family. He was brought up in Bhowanipur, Kolkata. As a child, he went to Lucknow to study Urdu and Persian. On return to Kolkata, he joined the Oriental Seminary.
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