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#BREAKING Supreme Court to hold a special sitting in a short while to consider the challenge against the order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta High Court against the Secretary General of the #SupremeCourt

#SupremeCourt had earlier today directed to transfer the WB teacher recruitment scam case from Justice Gangopadhyay's bench to another bench, after taking exception to a TV interview given by the judge.

Following that, Justice Gangopadhyay issued direction to SC secretary… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The controversial order passed by Calcutta HC Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to the SC Secretary General, whereby the latter has been directed to produce the translation of the interview by 12 midnight today.

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Bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli assembles.

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Justice Bopanna : Pursuant to the earlier order passed today earlier, the learned judge passed an order on the judicial side which was not proper.

Solicitor General : The learned judge ought not to have passed the order. It may be stayed.

Bench dictates the order : On hearing the learned Solicitor General to take his wise counsel, as rightly pointed out by SG, the order of the present nature ought not to have been passed in a judicial proceeding, more so, keeping in view of judicial discipline.

#BREAKING Supreme Court stays the order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta High Court which directed the Secretary General of the Supreme Court to produce before him the translation of his interview placed before CJI's bench.

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Supreme Court directs the Secretary General of the Court to communicate the stay order immediately to the Calcutta High Court Registrar General.

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The present proceedings are closed, staying the HC order.

Hearing ends.

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"As the matter stands, no further proceedings needed in this case", the bench records closing the present proceedings.

Justice Bopanna: Thank you Solicitor .

SG: Good night, your lordship.

Justice Hima Kohli: Good night

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