Mamata Banerjee calls Calcutta HC judge ‘BJP member’: Details

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won the elections held in the year 2021 with a thumping majority. One could have expected that TMC was defeated, but it seems Mamata Banerjee is hell bent on doubting the election. Process even after the victory Recently, Mamta Banerjee filed a petition in the court demanding re-evaluation of the results of Nandigram. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent a letter to Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Rajesh Bindal objecting to listing her petition before Justice Kaushik Chanda. The petition pertains to re-evaluation of polling results in Nandigram constituency, where she lost the election to her rival Suvendu Adhikari. The counsel for the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Sanjay Basu claimed, “My client has immense faith in the judicial system and the glory of this Court, However, I have a reasonable apprehension about the possibility of bias. Honorable Judge’s share for the following reasons. The letter alleged that Justice Kaushik Chanda was an ‘active member of the BJP’ and Mamata Banerjee’s plea would have political implications. Basu urged the court to refer the matter to another judge to address the apprehension of bias against the West Bengal Chief Minister. “Further, Justice Kaushik Chanda is yet to be confirmed as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court. The views of my client (CM Banerjee) were sought on the confirmation of Justice Chanda as the permanent judge of the HC by the Chief Justice. My client had conveyed his objections and objections to such confirmation, The letter stated. Sanjay Basu said that to ensure public confidence in the judiciary, the case should be reassigned so that it does not appear that Justice Kaushik Chanda is a “judge in his own case”. TMC questions the credibility of the judge During the hearing on Friday (June 18), Justice Kaushik Chanda fixed June 24 as the date of hearing and directed the Chief Minister to be present. The court had also sought information whether the petition filed by Mamata Banerjee is in conformity with the Representation of the People Act. Meanwhile, the official Twitter handle of Trinamool Congress had shared two pictures of the judge with BJP leader Dilip Ghosh. Justice Kaushik Chanda is seen sharing the stage with BJP’s @DilipGhoshBJP. Not surprisingly, he is also the judge who has been appointed to hear the Nandigram case. As the Indian judiciary system is getting obscure day by day, Will there be any justice in this case? Only time will tell. pic.twitter.com/eE0W8pzbfw- All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) June 18, 2021 “Justice Kaushik Chanda is seen sharing a stage with BJP’s Dilip Ghosh. Unsurprisingly, he is also the judge who has been appointed to hear the Nandigram case. As the Indian judiciary system is becoming unclear day by day, will there be any justice in this matter? Only time will tell,” the tweet read. TMC leader Derek O’Brien had also highlighted 10 cases in which Justice Chanda allegedly represented the BJP. “Look what we found. Cases where Justice Kaushik Chanda has appeared for the Bharatiya Janata Party before the Calcutta High Court. And now he has been entrusted with the task of hearing the Nandigram election case. A big coincidence?” Derek O’Brien’s tweet hinted. see what we foundCases where Justice Kaushik Chanda has appeared for the Bharatiya Janata Party before the Calcutta High Court. And now he has been appointed to hear the Nandigram election case. A big coincidence? pic.twitter.com/RGsHkb9Zw1— Derek O’Brien | On the other hand, TMC’s state general secretary Kunal Ghosh claimed, “We have full faith in the judiciary…we don’t question the competence of Justice Chanda…but it questions his neutrality.” ” Interestingly, TMC does not understand that before becoming a judge, Kaushik Chanda was a senior advocate in the Calcutta High Court. Had he represented the BJP in any case, he would have done so as a lawyer. After becoming a judge, for a party to target him because of the cases he took up as an advocate, alleging either ignorance, malice, or both. BJP West Bengal BJP chief and MP, Mamata Banerjee refutes the claims made by Dilip Ghosh, saying, “Being a senior advocate in the Calcutta High Court, he was invited, and he attended the programs of our legal cell. I’m not sure about the date, but it could be around 2015. what’s wrong with that? Thereafter, he became the Additional Solicitor General. Being a senior advocate, he may have represented our party in matters. What’s wrong with that? There are many lawyers who attend programs of political parties and fight cases.” He said it was wrong to question his “neutrality” as a judge. Ghosh insisted, “Does this mean that a senior advocate can never be a judge. The Speaker in the state assembly is from the Trinamool Congress, But we respect him for his position and neutrality. BJP’s state legal cell president Partha Ghosh said he was not sure whether the picture tweeted was genuine or not. He declined to comment until the photos can be substantiated. Priyanka Tibrewal, a member of the legal cell, said Justice Kaushik Chanda was never in the party nor held any post within the BJP. CPI(M) slammed TMC for questioning the ‘neutrality’ of the Calcutta High Court judge. Speaking about the matter, advocate and senior Communist Party MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said, “When one becomes a judge, he has to The oath has to be taken under the constitution. The issue is not in which cases he fought as a lawyer, Rather, it was his role as a judge. No one should question the impartiality of the judge.” It is to be noted that Justice Chanda graduated from Law College in 1997 and registered as an advocate on December 18, 1998. He was assigned the post of ‘Senior Advocate’ on 10 June 2014. Between April 2015 and September 2019, Justice Satish Chanda served as the Additional Solicitor General of India. Subsequently, he was elevated to the Calcutta High Court as an additional judge on October 1, 2019. Justice Satish Chanda served as the Additional Solicitor General of India. Subsequently, he was elevated to the Calcutta High Court as an additional judge on October 1, 2019. Justice Satish Chanda served as the Additional Solicitor General of India. Subsequently, he was elevated to the Calcutta High Court as an additional judge on October 1, 2019.