Calcutta High Court to pronounce judgment tomorrow on application by West Bengal Chief Minister @MamataOfficial seeking recusal of Justice Kausik Chanda from hearing her election petition against @SuvenduWB

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Banerjee has sought recusal of Justice Chanda on the ground that he was an active member of BJP before he became a judge of Calcutta High Court
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During the hearing of Banerjee's plea on June 24, Justice Chanda had fairly conceded his connections with BJP and also reminisced about his days as a lawyer for the party when it was largely unknown in West Bengal.

#WestBengal #MamataBanerjee #BJP

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Will I not be giving in to media trial by recusing? Justice Chanda had asked before reserving his order on the plea for recusal

#MamataBanerjee #nandigram #WestBengal

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