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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 …

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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 …

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From The Bench To The Ballot Box- A Constitutional Vacuum
10 months ago

From The Bench To The Ballot Box- A Constitutional Vacuum

Live Law  

On March 7th, 2024, former Calcutta High Court judge, Abhijit Gangopadhyay formally became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, after resigning from his position as judge of the Calcutta High Court, five months before his date of retirement, writing to the President Droupadi Murmu, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam of the Calcutta High …

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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,” …

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'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 …

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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 …

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Going To Resign As Judge, Would Like To Enter Political Arena: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Tells Local News Outlet
10 months, 1 week 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. …

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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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Supreme Court Declines Abhishek Banerjee's Plea For Action Against HC Judge Over Interviews, But Agrees To Consider Request For Transfer Of Cases
11 months ago

Supreme Court Declines Abhishek Banerjee's Plea For Action Against HC Judge Over Interviews, But Agrees To Consider Request For Transfer Of Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disinclination to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's request for 'necessary action' against Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, judge of the Calcutta High Court, for 'politically motivated' interviews. With respect to this prayer, the bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Manoj Mishra and Satish Chandra Sharma stated that Banerjee's petition will be tagged with …

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SC stays proceedings before two Calcutta HC benches after row between judges
11 months, 2 weeks ago

SC stays proceedings before two Calcutta HC benches after row between judges

Hindustan Times  

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court stayed all proceedings pending before two benches in the Calcutta high court that witnessed an unprecedented face-off between two judges there, observing that the turn of events warranted the court’s intervention. The law officers pointed out that the division bench opted to suspend the order of the single judge without there being any …

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Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza: ICJ
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza: ICJ

The Hindu  

Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid into the territory, the U.N.’s top court ruled on Friday, in a closely watched decision that stopped short of calling for a ceasefire. Israel must “take all measures in its power” to prevent genocidal acts and also stop officials making declarations inciting genocide, the court said. Chandrachud on Friday …

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Medical Admission Irregularities | Calcutta HC Single-Judge Alleges Misconduct By Judge Who Presided Over Division Bench Which Stayed Order For CBI Probe
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Medical Admission Irregularities | Calcutta HC Single-Judge Alleges Misconduct By Judge Who Presided Over Division Bench Which Stayed Order For CBI Probe

Live Law  

In an unusual development, a single bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has alleged misconduct by Justice Soumen Sen, who presided over a division bench which stayed the single bench's order for a CBI probe into alleged irregularities during admissions to medical colleges in West Bengal. On Wednesday, a division bench of Justices Soumen Sen & Uday Kumar had stayed the …

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Calcutta HC okays CBI probe into West Bengal civic bodies job scam
1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta HC okays CBI probe into West Bengal civic bodies job scam

Hindustan Times  

A Calcutta high court division bench on Thursday upheld the May 22 order of a vacation bench which asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe a suspected recruitment scam in a large number of civic bodies in West Bengal, lawyers who attended the hearing said. Calcutta high court The May 22 order of the vacation bench – which upheld …

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Calcutta high court: “Jobs are being sold like a commodity”
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta high court: “Jobs are being sold like a commodity”

Hindustan Times  

When the Calcutta high court last week cancelled the appointments of 32,000 primary school teachers recruited in 2016 by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education for allegedly violating recruitment norms, the single-judge bench observed that “jobs were sold like a commodity.” It was probably the highest number of jobs cancelled by any court in India in one go till …

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Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the cancellation of appointment of around 36,000 candidates who were untrained at the time of their recruitment as primary teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that "corruption of this magnitude" was never known in the State of West Bengal. "The appointment of all 36,000 candidates who were …

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Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the cancellation of appointment of around 36,000 candidates who were untrained at the time of their recruitment as primary teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that "corruption of this magnitude" was never known in the State of West Bengal. "The appointment of all 36,000 candidates who were …

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Abhijit Gangopadhyay: a judge who follows his own style in justice delivery
1 year, 8 months ago

Abhijit Gangopadhyay: a judge who follows his own style in justice delivery

The Hindu  

“My hands are being tied again and again,” Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court had appealed to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court about a year ago when judgments passed by him in the West Bengal school jobs scam were stayed by the division bench of the Calcutta …

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Calcutta HC judge Gangopadhyay says he will abide by SC's order
1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC judge Gangopadhyay says he will abide by SC's order

India Today  

Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Friday night said he will abide by the order of the Supreme Court, which asked the acting Chief Justice of the high court to reassign the West Bengal school jobs "scam" case to another judge. The apex court also stayed in the evening Justice Gangopadhyay's order asking the Supreme Court secretary general to …

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SC vs Calcutta HC judge on Bengal teacher recruitment case: All you need to know
1 year, 8 months ago

SC vs Calcutta HC judge on Bengal teacher recruitment case: All you need to know

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's order which had asked the SC secretary general to produce a transcript of his interview which the high court's Registrar General had used to block TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate. TIMELINE OF EVENTS April 13: The Calcutta High …

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Three orders in 1 day in legal drama over Calcutta HC judge
1 year, 8 months ago

Three orders in 1 day in legal drama over Calcutta HC judge

Hindustan Times  

Following a day full of drama, the Supreme Court on Friday first took away a bunch of politically sensitive cases in West Bengal from Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, and hours later, stayed the judge’s unusual directive seeking a report from the top court’s secretary general regarding the documents that formed the basis of its order. The Supreme Court …

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School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order
1 year, 8 months ago

School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order

The Hindu  

In a special sitting convened quickly at 8 p.m. on April 28, the Supreme Court stayed a Calcutta High Court judge’s order to place before him, by midnight, documents based on which the apex court earlier in the day had reassigned a case from him. The Supreme Court, on April 24, asked the Calcutta High Court Registrar General to prepare …

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SC asks Calcutta HC chief justice to reassign Bengal teachers recruitment case to another judge
1 year, 8 months ago

SC asks Calcutta HC chief justice to reassign Bengal teachers recruitment case to another judge

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign the West Bengal teachers' recruitment case to another judge. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud took note of the report submitted by the Registrar General of the Calcutta HC over Justice Gangopadhyay's interview with a news channel wherein he spoke about …

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‘No business giving interviews on pending cases': Supreme Court to judges
1 year, 8 months ago

‘No business giving interviews on pending cases': Supreme Court to judges

Hindustan Times  

Judges should not give interviews to news outlets on matters pending before them, the Supreme Court said on Monday, questioning the conduct of a Calcutta high court judge who gave a TV interview, speaking on politically sensitive cases in West Bengal being adjudicated by his bench. We are absolutely clear on that,” said the bench, also comprising justice PS Narasimha, …

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Teachers' recruitment scam: SC says judges can't give TV interviews on pending matters
1 year, 8 months ago

Teachers' recruitment scam: SC says judges can't give TV interviews on pending matters

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court to verify whether Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay gave an interview to a news channel about the pending case relating to the teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal. READ | CBI forms special task force to speed up probe into Bengal teachers' recruitment scam The bench asked the …

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