New Delhi: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a Calcutta High Court Judge who had made headlines together with his rulings on varied points on Tuesday introduced that he’ll the BJP on seventh March. The Calcutta HC Justice give up his put up earlier right this moment. He had declared on Monday that he would resign from his place, saying that his conscience instructed him that his function on this obligation was over. Justice Gangopadhyay submitted his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, with copies to CJI DY Chandrachud and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC TS Sivagnanam, sources instructed PTI.
He arrived at his chamber on the excessive court docket within the morning, after which despatched the resignation letter. He is predicted to talk to the media within the afternoon, the place he could reveal his subsequent transfer, amid rumours that he’ll enter politics.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Former Calcutta High Court choose Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says, “Maybe on 7th (March) in the afternoon. There is a tentative program, when I will join BJP.” pic.twitter.com/IoMosl7PVJ
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Talking to ANI on Monday, Gangopadhyay mentioned, “I’m resigning from the put up of a choose in High Court Calcutta. For the final two or extra years, I’ve dealt with some issues, particularly schooling issues, wherein I’ve uncovered and unearthed large corruption.
Many influential individuals within the schooling sector of this authorities are actually in jail, dealing with trial. After that, I began taking labour issues. There are additionally big frauds by employers concerning provident fund gratuity, and many others. I’ve additionally issued some orders in these issues. But whereas doing these labour issues, labour legal guidelines, I felt that my job on this obligation was accomplished. This is the voice of my conscience,” he instructed ANI.
“Now I should go to the larger people, larger area,” he added. The Calcutta High Court Judge additionally famous that in court docket, a choose offers with the issues which can be delivered to him by somebody who information a case. But in our nation and in addition in our state, West Bengal, there are a lot of helpless individuals who I’ve seen who can’t come to the court docket.
Also, suggesting that he would possibly be part of politics, Justice Gangopadhyay mentioned “So I have thought that only the political field can give people who want to work for those helpless people an opportunity to act for them.” However, when requested about becoming a member of any political occasion, he mentioned that he had not made up his thoughts but.
Earlier in February, the Supreme Court linked Trinamool Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee’s petition to take motion towards Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his alleged “continuous politically motivated interviews” associated to sub-judice instances.
Comes From Family of attorneys
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay was born in Kolkata on August 20, 1962 right into a household of attorneys. He pursued his early schooling at Mitra Institution, a Bengali-medium college in Kolkata, finishing his education in 1979. He then went on to review regulation at Hazra Law College, Kolkata, the place he additionally developed a ardour for Bengali theatre, actively taking part in productions with the theatre group “Amitra Chanda” till 1986.
A Brief Stint In Civil Service
He started his skilled journey as a West Bengal Civil Service officer in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, however quickly moved again to Kolkata and transitioned to practising regulation within the Calcutta High Court. He was appointed as a further choose by the High Court on May 2, 2018 and was subsequently confirmed as a everlasting choose on July 30, 2020.
A Crusader Against Corruption
The 61-year-old choose on the Calcutta High Court is most popularly recognized for ordering a number of investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into quite a few instances associated to the West Bengal academics’ recruitment rip-off. He issued directives for submitting of FIRs and midnight interrogations of the accused, together with ministers and schooling board chairpersons.
He additionally confronted controversies for overtly criticising the CBI, partaking in disputes with attorneys, and making a number of politically charged statements towards the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) authorities led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He as soon as referred to as West Bengal beneath the TMC an “empire of thieves” and mentioned that he would by no means be part of the occasion.
