Justice Kausik Chanda has recused from Mamata Banerjee’s Election Petition. However, the judge has fined Mamata 5 lakh for manipulating events to get him to disqualify himself.
BREAKING: Justice Chanda Recuses From Hearing Mamata Banerjee’s Election Petition; Imposes 5 Lakh Cost
Earlier on 24 June, while reserving the Order in this case, Justice Kaushik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court stated that if he recused himself from the lawsuit filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee’s petition challenging the Nandigram election results, he would be subjecting himself to a media trial.
After making the remark, Justice Chanda reserved orders on the CM’s application for recusal in the current case.
