Key Points
The case witnessed an unprecedented tussle between two benches of the Calcutta High Court in which a single-judge bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay accused a senior judge heading a division bench of favouring the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the eastern state...
Justice Gangopadhyay noted his resentment against Justice Soumen Sen in an official order which he issued following the latter stayed a CBI probe into the alleged scam...
The court issued notices to the West Bengal government as well as the CBI and the petitioner on whose writ petition Justice Gangopadhyay had directed a CBI probe in the fake certificate case..
Banerjees counsel and senior advocate A.M, Singhvi expressed reservations over this, saying it is the second time that the particular judge mentioned his client in his judicial orders, without the TMC leader even being a party to the case.. On senior advocate Kapil Sibals submission, the bench also allowed the West Bengal government to file its appeal against Justice Gangopadhyays two orders one that directed a CBI probe into the alleged scam and the other criticising Justjce Sen following the stay order on the CBI probe issued by his bench...
While Justice Gangopadhyay ordered a CBI probe into the matter Wednesday, the division bench issued a stay later the same day, after the advocate general, representing the West Bengal government, mentioned the matter before the bench...
