Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay says he will resign on Tuesday

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Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, whose rulings on various education-related issues in the state stirred political debates, said he will resign on Tuesday..

"I will resign from the post of Justice of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday," he told reporters outside his residence here on Sunday...

Justice Gangopadhyay said he will submit his resignation to the President of India in the first hour on Tuesday, with copies sent to the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court...

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