Hummingbird News Desk
KOLKATA, 7 JULY: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakhs on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for putting the judiciary in a bad light.
The Calcutta High Court’s single bench led by Justice Kaushik Chanda passed the order while hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election petition challenging BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s victory from the Nandigram Constituency in the recently held state assembly polls.
Justice Mr Chanda also recused from hearing Miss Banerjee’s case in which she challenged the result of Nandigram constituency during the recently held assembly elections.
Justice Kaushik Chanda said that he is unable to convince himself that there is a “conflict of interest”. However, he still recused himself from the case so that “trouble-mongers” don’t get an opportunity to keep the controversy alive. “It will be contrary to the interests of justice if such unwarranted problem continues along with trial,” said Justice Chanda while stepping away from the case.
The amount paid in penalties by the West Bengal CM will be used for the families of lawyers affected by Covid-19, said the Calcutta high court.
Earlier, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sent a letter to the Acting chief justice of the Calcutta high court, mentioning her objection to Justice Mr Chanda’s appointment as a permanent judge over “likelihood of bias”, citing his associations with the BJP during his days as a lawyer.
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