Interview with Judge K. K. Banerjee [sound recording]

Interview with K.K. Banerjee about his career as a lawyer in Ranchi and Patna (1925-44) and later as a judge in the District and High Courts, his relationship with British officials, his view of British justice and of the British administration generally.


Date(s) of creation: October 1975-February 1976
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
Other authors: Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

Summary: Interview with K.K. Banerjee about his career as a lawyer in Ranchi and Patna (1925-44) and later as a judge in the District and High Courts, his relationship with British officials, his view of British justice and of the British administration generally.
Main author: Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
Other authors: Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
Admin history: K.K. Banerjee - Pleader, Ranchi c.1925-30; Advocate, High Court, Patna 1930-c.1944; afterwards District and Sessions Judge and High Court Judge
Access status: Closed
Access conditions: Sound recording currently unavailable to consult at SOAS Library. Transcript is available to consult. Researchers can access a copy of the sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service [BL reference:C5/107]. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
User restrictions: Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
Language: English
Copies: Copy of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [reference: C5/107].
Related material: Transcript available at SOAS Library [OA2, British in India Oral Archive, Transcripts, Box 1]
Format: Archive