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Calcutta High Court to pronounce judgment today in batch of petitions concerning post poll violence in State of West Bengal.

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Bench assembles.

#postpollviolence #WestBengal

There are different judgments, all concurring: Acting CJ Rajesh Bindal

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court orders court monitored CBI probe into cases of murder and crime against women, rape in relation to West Bengal post poll violence.

All other cases entrusted to SIT for probe. SIT probe will also be monitored by court

#westbengal #postpollviolence

Justice IP Mukerji in his concurring opinion holds that NHRC committee was not entrusted to make any recommendations and was only for fact finding.

So part of report making recommendations is non est in eyes of law.

CBI and SIT directed to submit their reports in 6 weeks. State to extend all cooperation to CBI and SIT.

[BREAKING] West Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court calls for CBI probe into murder cases, crimes against women

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@legaljournalist reports

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All other cases cited by NHRC committee in its report to referred to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for court-monitored probe.

#WestBengal #postpollviolence #CalcuttaHighCourt

The SIT will comprise three IPS officers of West Bengal cadre, Suman Bala Sahoo, Soumen Mitra and Ranvir Kumar.

The working of SIT will be overviewed by a retired judge of Supreme Court.

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