Abhijit Gangopadhyay | A Judge’s entry into politics
10 months ago

Abhijit Gangopadhyay | A Judge’s entry into politics

The Hindu  

Election season in West Bengal usually triggers a series of defections and politicians adept at gauging the political weather make little hesitation in switching sides. However, something unusual occurred this election season in the State on March 5, when hours after resigning as a Judge of Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay announced his plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. This remark provided enough reasons for the Trinamool Congress leadership to question whether the orders that Mr. Gangopadhyay delivered as a Judge were free from political bias. On January 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of India had to intervene after Mr. Gangopadhyay made allegations against a senior Judge at Calcutta High Court in his order accusing him of ‘misconduct’ and harbouring political bias in favour of the State’s ruling dispensation. Questions are also being raised as to the timing of Mr. Gangopadhyay’s resignation particularly when the BJP is busy selecting candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.

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‘BJP topples govts’, says AAP's Sanjay Singh. JP Nadda replies ‘Time is not far…’
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‘BJP topples govts’, says AAP's Sanjay Singh. JP Nadda replies ‘Time is not far…’

Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed frustration with the conduct of the party leadership that precipitated his exclusion from the Maharashtra Cabinet and delay in political decisions. While acknowledging that Fadnavis had been keen on his inclusion, Bhujbal implied that his exclusion was a decision made at the top levels of NCP leadership, hinting at party chief …

Can controversial judges be removed? The process, explained
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Can controversial judges be removed? The process, explained

Hindustan Times  

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2 months ago

BJP’s Mithun Chakraborty faces case over ’provocative’ speech in Bengal

Live Mint  

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BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP
4 months ago

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

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West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Close on the heels of Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's step down from the party chief’s post in West Bengal, a section of state BJP leaders have started reaching out to him to rope him into their party. While Rajya Sabha MP Shameek Bhattacharya asserted that the former Berhampore parliamentarian has no option other than siding with BJP, Bishnupur …

Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rohit Arya joins BJP
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rohit Arya joins BJP

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rohit Arya has joined the ruling BJP in the central Indian state, almost three months after his retirement. Arya, as a judge of the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been in the media spotlight since July 2020 for granting bail to a man accused of outraging a woman’s modesty, on …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping up with UP | SP out to counter BJP with their new temple town hero

Hindustan Times  

After the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, the Bhartiya Janata Party wanted to ride a ‘temple wave’ in the 2024 general elections. Throwing cold water on BJP's confidence and campaigning, the veteran Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad, a nine-time MLA, won the seat on the slogan of 'Na Mathura, Na Kashi, Abki Baar Awadhesh Pasi'. …

Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence
6 months, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

Rahul: Assess Congress’s LS performance in K’taka
7 months ago

Rahul: Assess Congress’s LS performance in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Following the Lok Sabha election results in Karnataka, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi convened a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday with newly elected Members of Parliament and losing candidates to assess the party’s performance. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and State Dy CM DK Shivakumar Addressing the media following the meeting, deputy chief minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar said …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
7 months ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

Elections in Bengal are all but bipolar contests
7 months, 1 week ago

Elections in Bengal are all but bipolar contests

Hindustan Times  

On June 1, West Bengal will see its last round of electoral jousting, with the conclusion of the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls. It should suffice to note that the corrosively inimical relationship between Banerjee and West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury left a meaningful deal dead in the water from the get-go. On May …

BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay Sends Reply to EC Show-cause Notice Over 'Undignified' Remark on Mamata
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay Sends Reply to EC Show-cause Notice Over 'Undignified' Remark on Mamata

News 18  

Former Calcutta High Court judge and BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Monday sent his reply to the show-cause notice issued by the EC for his “undignified” remark against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Senior officials of the Election Commission would take a call after going through the former judge’s reply to the show-cause notice, he said. In its notice, …

'Brought Disrepute To West Bengal' : ECI Censures Ex-HC Judge & BJP Candidate For 'Low-Level Attack' Against Mamta Banerjee
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Brought Disrepute To West Bengal' : ECI Censures Ex-HC Judge & BJP Candidate For 'Low-Level Attack' Against Mamta Banerjee

Live Law  

The Election Commission of India has debarred former judge of Calcutta High Court and BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours finding his comments on Mamata Banerjee to be “low-level personal attack”.The action is taken in respect of Gangopadhyay's comments that Mamata Banerjee has sold herself and her "rate" was Rs 10 lakh. The Election Commission of India …

BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay banned by ECI from campaigning for 24 hrs for ’undignified’ remark against Mamata Banerjee
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay banned by ECI from campaigning for 24 hrs for ’undignified’ remark against Mamata Banerjee

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday debarred Calcutta High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours over an 'undignified' remark against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The election panel said Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been debarred from campaigning from 5 pm on Tuesday, i.e., May 21, for the next 24 hours. The move comes a day after …

Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP's Tamluk candidate, barred from campaigning for 24 hours for remarks against Mamata
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP's Tamluk candidate, barred from campaigning for 24 hours for remarks against Mamata

India TV News  

Abhijit Gangopadhyay barred from campaigning: The Election Commission strongly censures Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP’s Tamluk candidate for his derogatory remarks against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and has debarred him from campaigning for 24 hours starting from 17.00 hrs of May 21. The Commission has also strictly warned Abhijit Gangopadhyay to remain careful in his public utterances during the currency of …

Ex-HC judge, now BJP candidate, gets ECI notice for ‘improper, improper’ remark
7 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

EC issues show-cause notice to BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay, says comments on Bengal CM 'undignified'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EC issues show-cause notice to BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay, says comments on Bengal CM 'undignified'

India TV News  

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India has issued a show-cause notice to BJP leader Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his disparaging remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. TMC leader Derek O’Brien, representing the party, in a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, mentioned, "In the said speech, Gangopadhyay has made certain highly …

Purported remarks of BJP nominee, ex-Calcutta HC judge, against Mamata Banerjee spark row
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

HC order on school jobs termination emerges a key poll issue in West Bengal
8 months, 1 week ago

HC order on school jobs termination emerges a key poll issue in West Bengal

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday is likely to hear the special leave petition of the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court order on termination of jobs of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in State government- These appointments were made through the State Level Selection Test 2016 and the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on April 22 …

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible
8 months, 1 week ago

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible

The Hindu  

Former Hisar Lok Sabha member Brijendra Singh, who had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the Congress a month ago, on Sunday held the “State’s internal politics” responsible for denial of party ticket to him from the seat for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Haryana. Mr. Singh, a former bureaucrat, and two-time former Cabinet Minister Kiran Choudhry’s daughter Shruti …

Former Minister fielded as substitute’ hopes to breach BJP’s fortress in Jaipur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Minister fielded as substitute’ hopes to breach BJP’s fortress in Jaipur

The Hindu  

Former Rajasthan Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, considered a ‘reluctant candidate’ of the Congress, is fighting a tough battle from the Jaipur Lok Sabha seat after being fielded as a substitute for the original nominee who was dropped because of his controversial background. The Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat is also witnessing a fight between BJP’s seasoned politician Rao Rajendra Singh …

BJP new list: Abhijit Das fielded against Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Udayanraje Bhonsle in Satara
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP new list: Abhijit Das fielded against Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Udayanraje Bhonsle in Satara

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released a list of seven Lok Sabha candidates for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and West Bengal. In its latest list, the party has fielded Abhijit Das against Abhishek Banerjee, Udayanraje Bhonsle in Maharashtra's Satara, Anita Som Parkash from Hoshiarpur, Parampar Kaur Sidhu from Bathinda among others. Among seven candidates, BJP has …

'Congress run by Left lobby, party asked us to keep quiet on Sanatan insult': Rohan Gupta blasts Jairam Ramesh
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'Congress run by Left lobby, party asked us to keep quiet on Sanatan insult': Rohan Gupta blasts Jairam Ramesh

India TV News  

Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, further underscoring a trend of prominent opposition figures defecting to the ruling party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Gupta hits out at Jairam Ramesh His latest decision comes days after he declined the Congress's offer to contest from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat, a stronghold …

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election: Some BJP rebels fall in line ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The BJP State unit is looking forward to the visit of its key strategist Amit Shah to Bengaluru on Tuesday, to provide a final touch to the party’s strategies as it hopes that his visit would help strengthen its poll preparations. The party is confident that Mr. Shah’s visit will help ensure better co-ordination with its coalition partner, the JD, …

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So
9 months, 1 week ago

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So

ABP News  

Biju Janata Dal's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty on Monday joined the BJP, days after quitting the ruling party in Odisha ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha Elections. #WATCH | Delhi | Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP. Welcoming Anubhav Mohanty to the saffron camp, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said …

‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday lashed out at former Calcutta high court judge and now Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha election candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay over his recent remark on Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse. “It is worse than pathetic that a judge of the Calcutta High Court, who resigned to contest the Lok Sabha polls as a BJP candidate blessed by …

In West Bengal's Tamluk, BJP fields ex-Calcutta HC judge against Trinamool's ‘Khela Hobe’ creator
9 months, 2 weeks ago

In West Bengal's Tamluk, BJP fields ex-Calcutta HC judge against Trinamool's ‘Khela Hobe’ creator

Hindustan Times  

BJP's fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, released on Sunday with names for 111 seats, showed that Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned from Calcutta high court earlier this month and joined the saffron party, will contest from the Tamluk parliamentary seat in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Debangshu Bhattacharya Pitted against him is Debangshu …

BJP's fifth list for Lok Sabha polls: Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut named
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's fifth list for Lok Sabha polls: Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut named

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced its fifth list of Lok Sabha contenders for the upcoming general elections, fielding among 111 candidates four Union ministers including Dharmendra Pradhan, actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil, and industrialist and former Congress leader Navin Jindal. The party also made some key exclusions, dropping Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit in UP, minister Ashwani Choubey …

Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC judge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC judge

Hindustan Times  

BJP's Lok Sabha candidates list: The Bharatiya Janata Party announced 111 additional candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Sunday. Among them, Abhijit Gangopadhyay secured a BJP Lok Sabha ticket just days after resigning as a Calcutta High Court judge. Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} • Justice Gangopadhyay's judicial career …

Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC judge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC judge

Hindustan Times  

BJP's Lok Sabha candidates list: The Bharatiya Janata Party announced 111 additional candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Sunday. Among them, Abhijit Gangopadhyay secured a BJP Lok Sabha ticket just days after resigning as a Calcutta High Court judge. Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP. • Initially serving as a West Bengal Civil Service …

BJP's 5th candidates list for Lok Sabha election: Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Arun Govil from Meerut
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's 5th candidates list for Lok Sabha election: Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Arun Govil from Meerut

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Sunday published the 5th list of 111 candidates for the Lok Sabha election 2024 which included Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut from Mandi and Arun Govil from Meerut. Kangana Ranaut will contest the Lok Sabha election 2024 from Mandi, Ramayan's Ram Arun Govil from Meerut. Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC …

BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha Candidates Pull Out of LS Poll Race for 'Personal Reasons'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha Candidates Pull Out of LS Poll Race for 'Personal Reasons'

News 18  

Two Bharatiya Janata Party candidates – one each from Vadodara and Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat – on Saturday expressed their unwillingness to contest the upcoming general elections citing personal reasons. “I, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, am unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 due to my personal reasons,” Bhatt announced on X. “I, Bhikhaji Thakor, am unwilling to …

Time to prohibit judges from joining politics
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Time to prohibit judges from joining politics

The Hindu  

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay recently resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Code also says, “A judge shall conduct himself or herself in a way that is consistent with the dignity of the judicial office”. The Supreme Court in C. Ravichandran Iyer v. Justice A.M. Bhattacharjee said, “To keep the stream of …

High standards for people in high office
9 months, 4 weeks ago

High standards for people in high office

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has finally acknowledged that late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did not receive the justice he deserved — that the seven-judge panel, responsible for sentencing him to death more than four decades ago, deviated from lawful procedures. Observers of Pakistani politics in the 1970s talked a lot about General Zia-ul-Haq, the country’s then-military dictator, wanting …

Mamata’s new foe — a judge without a gavel
10 months ago

Mamata’s new foe — a judge without a gavel

New Indian Express  

In hindsight, ex-Calcutta HC Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay was a politician in waiting — a fact of which, if anything, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a surfeit of advance warnings. The judge, at that time, came off as a crusader against unscrupulous politics — one who believed in doing the right thing even against the odds. Two, the BJP …

Mamata Banerjee's message to former HC judge who joined BJP and a challenge
10 months 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,” …

Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP
10 months ago

Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP

The Hindu  

Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on March 5, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday. Mr. Gangopadhyay was welcomed by the BJP State party president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. “The task we have cut out for us is to ensure that a corrupt political party doesn’t return to …

From the Bench to the BJP: Justice Abhijit Ganguly’s Controversial Transition
10 months ago

From the Bench to the BJP: Justice Abhijit Ganguly’s Controversial Transition

The Quint  

Ganguly’s resignation opens a new chapter in West Bengal politics. In a scathing attack, he referred to Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, as an “armchair warrior.” The TMC, already reeling from public backlash over alleged scams that landed several leaders in jail, now finds renewed vigour. For many in West Bengal, Ganguly’s political leap feels like a betrayal. They pinned …

'Narendra Modi Good Man, BJP Also Approached Me' : Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Announces Plan To Join BJP After Resigning As HC Judge
10 months ago

'Narendra Modi Good Man, BJP Also Approached Me' : Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Announces Plan To Join BJP After Resigning As HC Judge

Live Law  

Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. This development comes after he tendered his resignation in the morning today.After his final day as a judge of the high court, Justice Gangopadhyay told reporters outside the court premises that he has sent his letter of resignation by post to. After …

Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay resigns, set to join politics
10 months ago

Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay resigns, set to join politics

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who faced strong criticism from Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress for some of his judgments and observations, resigned from service on Tuesday morning to join politics. Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay who resigned on Tuesday. In May 2022, he ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the appointment of non-teaching staff and …

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay Resigns After Announcing His Plan To Join Politics
10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay Resigns After Announcing His Plan To Join Politics

Live Law  

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay has sent his letter of resignation by post to President Droupadi Murmu, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam. Early last year, the Calcutta High Court judge was criticised by the Supreme Court for giving an interview to a local Bengali news channel regarding the infamous cash-for-jobs …

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram
10 months ago

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram

Op India  

Arjun Modhwadia, a veteran Congress leader and Porbandar MLA, has tendered his resignation from the party after four decades of service. Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from the Congress party. Declining the invitation to witness pran pratishtha mahotsav has hurt the… pic.twitter.com/jHCpn6nOD1 — ANI March 4, 2024 Describing Lord Ram as the “Aastha of Bharat,” Arjun Modhwadia expressed his …

'Helpless People In Bengal': Calcutta HC Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay On Decision To Quit Law & Join Politics
10 months ago

'Helpless People In Bengal': Calcutta HC Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay On Decision To Quit Law & Join Politics

ABP News  

Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Monday explained his decision to quit law and join politics. #WATCH | Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says, ".I am going to resign from the post of a judge in Calcutta High Court. For the last two or more years, I have been dealing with some matters, especially education matters, regarding which a huge corruption …

Going To Resign As Judge, Would Like To Enter Political Arena: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Tells Local News Outlet
10 months ago

Going To Resign As Judge, Would Like To Enter Political Arena: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Tells Local News Outlet

Live Law  

In a remarkable development, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court has told local news outlet ABP Ananda in an exclusive interview that he plans on resigning from his post as judge on Tuesday, 5th March 2024.Justice Gangopadhyay in his interview with the Bengali news outlet has thanked the ruling dispensation of the Trinamool Congress for repeatedly challenging him. …

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Ganguly to resign, may enter politics: Sources
10 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Ganguly to resign, may enter politics: Sources

India Today  

Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly on Sunday said he will resign from his post on March 5. On Sunday, Justice Abhijit Ganguly said he will send his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. In 2022, Justice Abhijit Ganguly directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to …

Calcutta HC’s Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says he will quit judiciary on March 5
10 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC’s Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says he will quit judiciary on March 5

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Calcutta high Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who is in the crosshairs of the TMC for ordering federal agencies to probe at least 14 scam cases, on Sunday announced that he would resign from service on Tuesday to step into a bigger sphere and join politics. Justice Gangopadhyay, who often described CPI’s veteran lawyer Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya as his mentor, …

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