Mamata vs Suvendu: HC directs EC to preserve all records, devices related to Nandigram poll results
3 years, 5 months ago

Mamata vs Suvendu: HC directs EC to preserve all records, devices related to Nandigram poll results

India TV News  

Admitting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition for hearing, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that notice be served upon Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, whose victory from Nandigram in the assembly elections was challenged by her. Justice Shampa Sarkar directed that Banerjee's election petition will be taken up for hearing on August 12. Justice Sarkar held that as per a report received by her bench from the high court administration, the election petition was filed in compliance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Act. The matter was reassigned to the bench of Justice Sarkar by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal after Justice Kausik Chanda recused himself from hearing the Trinamool Congress chief's petition.

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Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence
6 months, 1 week ago

Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence

The Hindu  

Amidst incidents of electoral violence continuing in West Bengal, almost ten days after the last elections, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court on the issue of post-poll violence. Last week, a single judge Bench of Justice Kaushik Chanda expressed concern over post-poll violence and …

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal

Live Law  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has approached the Calcutta High Court flagging instances of alleged post-poll violence taking place in West Bengal in the wake of the Lok Sabha Elections, 2024.Advocate Billwadal Bhattacharya, appearing for Adhikari approached a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, stating that the petitioner. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari …

More Mamata harasses Suvendu, higher position BJP would give him, says Amit Shah
7 months ago

More Mamata harasses Suvendu, higher position BJP would give him, says Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Slamming West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a day after police raided the house of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Suvendu Adhikari, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the more Banerjee harasses Adhikari, the higher the position BJP would give him. But not even four annas were recovered from Adhikari’s house,” Shah said while addressing a rally at …

Ex-HC judge, now BJP candidate, gets ECI notice for ‘improper, improper’ remark
7 months ago

Ex-HC judge, now BJP candidate, gets ECI notice for ‘improper, improper’ remark

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India on Friday issued a notice to former Calcutta high court judge and Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his “improper, injudicious” remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a poll rally on May 15. Former Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined the BJP on March 7, two days …

Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's ‘Mamata Banerjee, what is your price’ remark triggers row; TMC moves Election Commission
7 months ago

Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's ‘Mamata Banerjee, what is your price’ remark triggers row; TMC moves Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday moved the Election Commission against former high court judge and BJP candidate, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, for allegedly making “misogynistic” remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Former Calcutta high court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined Bharatiya Janata Party in March. Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the BJP after resigning from his post as the Calcutta high court …

Purported remarks of BJP nominee, ex-Calcutta HC judge, against Mamata Banerjee spark row
7 months ago

Purported remarks of BJP nominee, ex-Calcutta HC judge, against Mamata Banerjee spark row

Hindustan Times  

Former Calcutta high court judge and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay has courted controversy with purported remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. In a purported video, Gangopadhyay was heard wondering about "the amount at which chief minister Mamata Banerjee is getting sold." BJP candidate from West Bengal's Tamluk Abhijit Gangopadhyay HT couldn't verify the authenticity of the …

Mamata Banerjee's message to former HC judge who joined BJP and a challenge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee's message to former HC judge who joined BJP and a challenge

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised former Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party hours ago. Former Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Despite that, they have reached and stood beside the women there and BJP is taking up the cause of oppressed people in Sandeskhali,” …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari puts lock on election office after Bengal poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari puts lock on election office after Bengal poll violence

India Today  

In a symbolic protest against the violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, locked the gate of the State Election Commission office in Kolkata. This protest came after BJP leader Adhikari's meeting with Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, where he had expressed his discontent with the violence that took place in several parts of the …

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government over the rising violence in the state amid panchayat polls. “.This is not an election.It's a ‘jungle raj’…today this land is in turmoil because of Mamata Banerjee & his nephew with the connivance of West Bengal Police.” Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in West …

Bengal panchayat polls: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari moves high court against state election panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari moves high court against state election panel

India Today  

The Leader of Opposition in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, has once again approached the Calcutta High Court in connection with the ongoing violence in the state ahead of the crucial panchayat poll. Adhikari has filed a contempt petition against the Bengal State Election Commission, claiming that the commission has failed to comply with the court's order to deploy central forces across …

Post-poll violence: Arrest warrant against Mamata Banerjee’s election agent
1 year, 11 months ago

Post-poll violence: Arrest warrant against Mamata Banerjee’s election agent

Hindustan Times  

A court in West Bengal’s East Midnapore has issued arrest warrants against four people including Sheikh Sufiyan, a ruling Trinamool Congress leader and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s election agent in the Nandigram assembly constituency in 2021, in connection with an alleged post-poll murder. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lost the Nandigram seat in the 2021 polls. The Central Bureau …

Cal HC stays proceedings in criminal cases filed against Suvendu Adhikari
2 years ago

Cal HC stays proceedings in criminal cases filed against Suvendu Adhikari

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday stayed proceedings against Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in criminal cases filed against him at various police stations in the state. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha stayed proceedings in all the criminal cases against the Leader of Opposition till the disposal of his petition before the court. Claiming that the FIRs were …

Court allows Abhishek Banerjee rally near Suvendu Adhikari's Kanthi home
2 years ago

Court allows Abhishek Banerjee rally near Suvendu Adhikari's Kanthi home

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court granted conditional permission to Trinamool Congress MP Abishek Banerjee to hold a political rally in Bengal’s Kanthi at the scheduled venue, less than 200 metres from the residence of the Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari. Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday filed a case before the Calcutta High Court against Banerjee’s decision to hold a public meeting …

‘Person I treated as brother…’: Mamata Banerjee after meeting Suvendu Adhikari
2 years ago

‘Person I treated as brother…’: Mamata Banerjee after meeting Suvendu Adhikari

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met with leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday, for the time since her former aide quit the Trinamool Congress and joined the BJP ahead of the 2021 state assembly election. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari. “I had a three-four minute's long courtesy meeting with …

Supreme Court Rejects Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, made it abundantly clear that it is not inclined to allow the petition filed by Suvendu Adhikari seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal. Justice Chandrachud observed that transferring the petition would indicate that the Apex Court is expressing its lack …

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari recounts post-poll violence in West Bengal
2 years, 7 months ago

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari recounts post-poll violence in West Bengal

Op India  

On May 2nd last year, Mamata Banerjee-led-Trinamool Congress returned to power in West Bengal by winning 215 of the total 294 Vidhan Sabha seats. Following TMC’s thumping victory, Bengal saw an orgy of violence in the State as the main opposition party BJP’s workers were brutally targeted across the state. More than a dozen BJP workers lost their lives in …

SC adjourns Suvendu Adhikari's plea seeking transfer of Mamata Banerjee's election petition from Calcutta HC
2 years, 11 months ago

SC adjourns Suvendu Adhikari's plea seeking transfer of Mamata Banerjee's election petition from Calcutta HC

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the plea of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari seeking transfer of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s petition challenging his election from Nandigram constituency outside the state, for two weeks New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the plea of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari seeking transfer of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s petition …

Supreme Court Adjourns Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday adjourned for two weeks BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's plea seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal.A Single Bench of Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the case after being informed that Senior Counsel Harish Salve appearing for Adhikari was engaged before …

Calcutta HC Seeks Response From Suvendu Adhikari By Nov 29 In Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Nandigram Results, Next Hearing On Dec 1
3 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC Seeks Response From Suvendu Adhikari By Nov 29 In Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Nandigram Results, Next Hearing On Dec 1

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Polls to December 1. On the previous date of hearing, a similar adjournment had been sought on the ground that a transfer petition …

Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata Banerjee wins landslide victory from home turf
3 years, 2 months ago

Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata Banerjee wins landslide victory from home turf

Deccan Chronicle  

Five months after her controversial defeat to Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP at Nandigram in the West Bengal Assembly elections, a wounded Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday bounced back, winning as an MLA from Bhowanipore again in a byelection by breaking all her past records of victory margins on her home turf to continue as the state’s chief …

Bhabanipur gave befitting reply to the conspiracy hatched in Nandigram: Mamata Banerjee after bypoll win
3 years, 2 months ago

Bhabanipur gave befitting reply to the conspiracy hatched in Nandigram: Mamata Banerjee after bypoll win

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was "indebted to the people of Bhabanipur" as the TMC supremo won the South Kolkata constituency by 58,832 votes. A jubilant Mamata Banerjee said the people of Bhabanipur gave a befitting reply to the conspiracy that was hatched in Nandigram. TMC supporters celebrate outside West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at …

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere With Bhowanipore Bypolls Date;
3 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere With Bhowanipore Bypolls Date;

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge made to the decision of the Election Commission of India to prioritize the bye-elections of Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency from where the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is set to contest on September 30.A Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj however passed. The Calcutta High …

At Bhowanipore Campaign, Mamata Hints at National Ambition, Steps Up Attack on BJP, Cong
3 years, 2 months ago

At Bhowanipore Campaign, Mamata Hints at National Ambition, Steps Up Attack on BJP, Cong

News 18  

As the campaign for the September 30 Bhowanipore bypoll enters the final lap, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek shared the stage on Sunday and indicated the start of a battle on the national front where the TMC could be an alternative to the BJP. Party’s all India general secretary Abhishek attacked the BJP and Congress, which he has been doing of …

BJP Ropes in Bengal Post-Poll Violence Victims for Bhowanipore Campaign to Show 'TMC Misrule'
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP Ropes in Bengal Post-Poll Violence Victims for Bhowanipore Campaign to Show 'TMC Misrule'

News 18  

As Bhowanipore bypoll campaign draws to a close, BJP has launched a blitzkrieg on the Mamata-led Trinamool Congress by roping in the victims of violence that ensued after the assembly elections in West Bengal early this year. We will show what happens in Bengal when somebody decides to support the opposition.” Central ministers and BJP stalwarts such as Hardip Singh …

BJP's latest charge against Mamata: Didn't disclose criminal cases against herself in bypoll nomination
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP's latest charge against Mamata: Didn't disclose criminal cases against herself in bypoll nomination

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not mention about pending criminal cases in her nomination papers for Bhabanipur by-poll. Banerjee, a resident of Bhabanipur, had won the seat twice in 2011 and 2016 but shifted to Nandigram, where the anti-farmland acquisition movement against the Left Front government had transformed her into a …

BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal to Challenge Mamata in Bhabanipur? Party May Bet on Advocate for Battle
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal to Challenge Mamata in Bhabanipur? Party May Bet on Advocate for Battle

News 18  

The suspense over who will take on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from the Bhabanipur seat in the upcoming bypoll may end on Thursday as the BJP is likely to announce the name of advocate Priyanka Tibrewal for the high-voltage contest. I would like to thank my senior party leaders for supporting me all these years.” She added: “If my party …

Will Bhowanipore witness Mamata vs Suvendu battle? Nandigram BJP MLA responds
3 years, 3 months ago

Will Bhowanipore witness Mamata vs Suvendu battle? Nandigram BJP MLA responds

India TV News  

Is Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, going to contest the Bhowanipore Assembly seat once again against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee? During the West Bengal assembly elections held 4 months ago, Adhikari had defeated Banerjee from Nandigram assembly seat. The Election Commission on Saturday announced the date for the by-elections for three Assembly constituencies including …

West Bengal Elections How Is Mamata Banerjee CM Despite Losing Seat Bhabanipur Bypolls Election Commission
3 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal Elections How Is Mamata Banerjee CM Despite Losing Seat Bhabanipur Bypolls Election Commission

ABP News  

Kolkata: Election Commission of India on Saturday announced that the Bypoll to the Bhabanipur assembly seat in West Bengal, from where Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee plans to contest, would be held on September 30. The announcement came as a massive relief for TMC as it will give Banerjee a chance to become a member of West …

Bengal: By-election in Mamata's stronghold Bhabanipur constituency on Sept 30; counting on Oct 3
3 years, 3 months ago

Bengal: By-election in Mamata's stronghold Bhabanipur constituency on Sept 30; counting on Oct 3

India TV News  

The by-election in Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in West Bengal will be held on September 30, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The poll body also said polls in West Bengal's Samserganj and Jangipur, and in Odisha's Pipli will also be held on the said date. The Bhabanipur assembly seat was vacated by the West Bengal agriculture minister and veteran TMC …

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe

India TV News  

The West Bengal government has moved Supreme Court, thus challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into post-poll violence in the state. The CBI on Tuesday had registered 10 more cases related to the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal, taking the total number of such cases to 31. The High Court …

Month after recusing himself from hearing Nandigram case, Justice Chanda made permanent judge in Calcutta HC
3 years, 4 months ago

Month after recusing himself from hearing Nandigram case, Justice Chanda made permanent judge in Calcutta HC

India Today  

Justice Kaushik Chanda has been made a permanent judge in the Calcutta High Court. NANDIGRAM ELECTION PETITION This elevation comes more than a month after Justice Chanda recused himself from hearing the high profile Nandigram election petition. Justice Kaushik Chanda was initially hearing Mamata Banerjee’s petition against the West Bengal Assembly election result in Nandigram. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata …

How Suvendu’s Plea to Transfer Nandigram Case from Bengal Could Cost Mamata Dearly
3 years, 4 months ago

How Suvendu’s Plea to Transfer Nandigram Case from Bengal Could Cost Mamata Dearly

News 18  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s decision to move the Supreme Court to transfer Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Nandigram assembly election result case — which she has filed before the Calcutta High Court — seems to be as much a political move as a legal one. A Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar at the Calcutta High Court on Thursday adjourned …

Calcutta High Court Adjourns Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition To Nov 16 In View Of Suvendu Adhikari's Transfer Plea In Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Calcutta High Court Adjourns Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition To Nov 16 In View Of Suvendu Adhikari's Transfer Plea In Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the application moved by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari seeking adjournment on the ground that a transfer petition has been filed by him before the Supreme Court and is currently pending adjudication. On July 14, 2021 Suvendu Adhikari had moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief …

Calcutta HC adjourns Mamata Banerjee's petition against Nandigram election result till November 15
3 years, 4 months ago

Calcutta HC adjourns Mamata Banerjee's petition against Nandigram election result till November 15

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court has adjourned its hearing of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition against the election result in Nandigram constituency till November 15. In the state assembly election held earlier this year, Mamata Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram even as she retained the post of chief minister in …

Suvendu Adhikari Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal. The Chief Minister had moved an Election Petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly Polls. In a …

Nandigram Recount Case: HC Accepts Mamata's Plea, Asks EC to Preserve Poll Records
3 years, 5 months ago

Nandigram Recount Case: HC Accepts Mamata's Plea, Asks EC to Preserve Poll Records

News 18  

Admitting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s petition for hearing, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that notice be served upon Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, whose victory from Nandigram in the assembly elections was challenged by her. Justice Shampa Sarkar directed that Banerjee’s election petition will be taken up for hearing on August 12. Justice Sarkar held that …

Bengal's politics of by-election: The BJP game plan to checkmate Mamata
3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal's politics of by-election: The BJP game plan to checkmate Mamata

India Today  

Mamata Banerjee's defeat in Nandigram despite her party's thumping victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly election has become the BJP's proverbial stick to beat the Trinamool Congress with. Though Mamata is quite keen to hold the by-elections as early as possible, the mood in the BJP camp is quite contrary. BJP sources say in his recent meeting with …

Mamata vs Suvendu case: Preserve Nandigram poll documents and videos, Calcutta HC tells EC
3 years, 5 months ago

Mamata vs Suvendu case: Preserve Nandigram poll documents and videos, Calcutta HC tells EC

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Comission to preserve all documents, election papers, devices and video recordings connected to the West Bengal Assembly election that took place earlier this year. The high court issued directions while hearing a petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging Suvendu Adhikari's victory from Nandigram during the assembly election …

Suvendu Adhikari moves SC seeking transfer of Nandigram election case from Calcutta HC
3 years, 5 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari moves SC seeking transfer of Nandigram election case from Calcutta HC

India Today  

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has filed a petition in the Supreme Court regarding the Nandigram seat recounting matter. The Calcutta High Court last week imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who had appealed to the court to remove Justice Kaushik Chanda from hearing her case against Suvendu Adhikari’s election win in …

Justice Shampa Sarkar Of Calcutta High Court To Hear Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Tomorrow
3 years, 5 months ago

Justice Shampa Sarkar Of Calcutta High Court To Hear Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Tomorrow

Live Law  

After Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court decided to recuse from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Election petition, the matter has now been assigned to the bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar.Banerjee's petition had challenged the election of BJP candidate Suvendhu Adhikari from the Nandigram Constituency in the recently held West Bengal assembly polls.Filing. After Justice Kausik …

Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Assigned to New Calcutta HC Judge
3 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Assigned to New Calcutta HC Judge

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's election petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's victory from Nandigram constituency in the assembly elections has been assigned to the bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar, court sources said here on Monday. Justice Kausik Chanda had on July 7 recused from hearing the Trinamool Congress supremo's petition challenging the election …

Calcutta HC judge Justice Kausik Chanda recuses himself from hearing Mamata Banerjee's election petition
3 years, 5 months ago

Calcutta HC judge Justice Kausik Chanda recuses himself from hearing Mamata Banerjee's election petition

Op India  

Calcutta High Court judge Justice Kausik Chanda on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the election of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram in recently concluded state assembly elections. Earlier, Supreme Court judge Justice Aniruddha Bose recused himself from hearing the appeal by the West Bengal government in the …

Calcutta HC Judge Recuses From Hearing Mamata’s Nandigram Recount Case, Slaps Rs 5 Lakh Fine
3 years, 5 months ago

Calcutta HC Judge Recuses From Hearing Mamata’s Nandigram Recount Case, Slaps Rs 5 Lakh Fine

News 18  

Justice Kaushik Chanda of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday recused from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s case in which she challenged the result of Nandigram constituency during the recently help assembly elections. On June 24, the Trinamool Congress chief had filed a plea, seeking the recusal of Justice Kaushik Chanda “in order to avoid any prejudice during hearing …

Justice Kausik Chanda Of Calcutta HC Recuses From Hearing Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition; But Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Costs
3 years, 5 months ago

Justice Kausik Chanda Of Calcutta HC Recuses From Hearing Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition; But Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Costs

Live Law  

Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court has recused from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's challenge to Nandigram election results, where she was defeated by BJP's Suvendu Adhikary in the 2021 Assembly Polls.But he has imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakhs on Mamata Banerjee for the manner in which the application seeking recusal was moved.In the …

Mamata Banerjee's Application Seeking Justice Kaushik Chanda's Recusal: Calcutta High Court To Pronounce Judgment On July 7
3 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's Application Seeking Justice Kaushik Chanda's Recusal: Calcutta High Court To Pronounce Judgment On July 7

Live Law  

A single bench of Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court will pronounce Judgment on July 7 on an application moved by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking his recusal from hearing her election petition.Banerjee's petition has challenged the election of BJP candidate Suvendhu Adhikari from the Nandigram Constituency in the recently held West Bengal assembly polls.Filing. A …

President's rule in Bengal? SC seeks response from Centre, Mamata govt and EC
3 years, 5 months ago

President's rule in Bengal? SC seeks response from Centre, Mamata govt and EC

India TV News  

President's Rule in Bengal News: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre to impose President's Rule in West Bengal in view of deteriorating law and order situation due to the post-poll violence which started on May 2, the day of assembly election results. Advocate Hari Shankar Jain -- appearing for petitioners Ranjana …

Nandigram poll result: Calcutta HC reserves verdict on Mamata Banerjee's plea seeking judge's recusal
3 years, 5 months ago

Nandigram poll result: Calcutta HC reserves verdict on Mamata Banerjee's plea seeking judge's recusal

Firstpost  

The CM said Justice Chanda was an active member of the BJP till 2015, and that there could be a bias because election of a BJP candidate is being challenged Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved its order on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s application seeking the recusal of a judge from hearing her petition challenging the …

'Mamata's Lawyers Too Have Political Links': Judge on Request to Reassign Nandigram Poll Petition
3 years, 5 months ago

'Mamata's Lawyers Too Have Political Links': Judge on Request to Reassign Nandigram Poll Petition

News 18  

Lawyers in the case also have political affiliations. One is from Congress, the other has a BJP background, yet the two are appearing for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, said Calcutta High Court additional judge Kaushik Chanda on Thursday. The observation was made while reserving the judgment in the recusal application moved by West Bengal CM in petition against Suvendu …

Nandigram case: Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea seeking recusal of election petition
3 years, 5 months ago

Nandigram case: Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea seeking recusal of election petition

Firstpost  

Justice Kaushik Chanda had on 18 June adjourned Banerjee’s petition praying for declaring the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram null and void Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court will on Thursday take up the application by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking recusal of her petition challenging the election of the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram. A lawyer representing …

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