West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer on Friday wrote a letter to the Secretary to the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court demanding
His petition difficult the election of BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram was referred to a different bench.
Claiming that Banerjee has been apprised that Justice Kaushik Chanda listening to her petition was “an active member of the BJP” and because the choice of the election petition would have political implications, it was prayed that the matter be taken up by one other choose. To be assigned by the Acting Chief Justice, who’s the grasp of the roster.
The CM’s counsel additionally mentioned within the letter that he had “objected the Hon’ble Judge’s confirmation as a Permanent Judge of the Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta” and as such, there’s a risk of bias on this half. of the involved choose.
Banerjee’s counsel urged that the letter be positioned instantly earlier than the Acting Chief Justice for “necessary reassignment of the election petition so as to avoid any bias and/or presumption of bias”.
Justice Chanda earlier within the day adjourned until June 24, Banerjee’s plea to declare the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, at present the Leader of Opposition within the West Bengal Assembly, null and void.
Meanwhile, a bit of legal professionals protested in entrance of the High Court after Justice Chanda was appointed by the Trinamool Congress supremo to listen to the election petition.
“We do not have any personal ill-will or allegations against the judge, but he was associated with a particular political party,” mentioned one of many legal professionals.
He mentioned the choose ought to recuse himself from listening to Banerjee’s plea.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
