The study report the synthesis of Fe(III)-with 4-benzylidine amino benzoic acid and their characterization using FTIR and magnetic susceptibility studies. Our study reveals the presence of different mode of linkages of the ligand with Fe(III).The comparison of the IR Spectra of the ligand imply that the ligand is bidented with the carboxyl group and azomethine nitrogen as the two coordination sites. The complexes exhibit an identical pattern suggesting them to be isostructural with six coordinated spin free octahedral complexes. The complexes have been screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activity. The result of this study shows that the Fe(III) complex is effective against fungal pathogen than the bacterial pathogens.