Manmathanath Mukhopadhyay (28 October 1874 – 1942) was a renowned Bengali judge and author of works on law. After receiving the title of Knight, he became known as Sir Manmathanath.
Manmathanath was born in Kushtia of the undivided Nadia district in 1874. His father's name was Anadinath Mukhopadhyay. After passing the entrance examination from Calcutta's Albert Collegiate School and his B A and M A from Presidency College, he was admitted to Ripon College (the present Surendranath Law College). Standing first in law, he won a gold medal and joined legal practice at the Calcutta High Court.
Working first as an assistant lawyer, in 1924 he became a judge of the Calcutta High Court. He earned fame as an impartial judge. In the year 1935 Manmathanath received the title of Knight. Settling the Tarakeswar case and making proper arrangements for the services at Tarakeswar were among his notable achievements. He served for some time as law secretary of the Government of India. After retiring, he began legal practice at the Patna High Court. Sir Manmathanath also wrote several books on law. He was the president of the Indian Research Institute.
The Banga Bibudh Janani Sabha of Nabadwip conferred on him the title Nyayaranjan, and the Kashi Hindu Dharma Mahamandal the title 'Dharmalankar'. Calcutta Sanskrit College conferred on him the title Nyayadhish. In his memory a road in Calcutta city has been named 'Justice Manmath Mukherjee Road'.
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