TMC Remain Silent In Response To The HC Judge’s Criticism Of Abhishek Banerjee’s Statements
In response to comments made by Abhishek, Chief Minister, and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, against a group of judges, Judicial Gangopadhyay stated during an interview with a TV news channel, ABP Ananda, that he is in favor of the strictest action against anyone who points a finger at the judiciary, else people will lose faith in the justice system.
Justice Gangopadhyay said, Abhishek once commented against the judiciary. Back then, Gangopadhyay wasn’t in Kolkata. In Ladakh, he was. As Gangopadhyay sat there, he considered enforcing a rule against Abhishek.
Justice Gangopadhyay said that he’ll call for him. He will take action following that. But upon returning to Kolkata, Gangopadhyay learned that a petition had been submitted before the division bench on this subject. The topic was not discussed by the division bench. They believed Abhishek would be given more significance. Gangopadhyay, however, holds a different viewpoint.
He added, “Abhishek Banerjee had claimed that the BJP was protecting a bunch of judges”. Will he be able to substantiate it if I call him to do so? Otherwise, he should spend three months in prison for lying. He might murder me in the future, but I don’t care.”
A PIL was submitted on September 19 to the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, presided over by Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava, asking them to halt the broadcast of Justice Gangopadhyay’s interview later that night. Nevertheless, the bench rejected the argument, writing in its judgment, that they determine that the petition is based upon mere apprehension with inadequate data. Additionally, the petitioner omitted to list all of his qualifications. Therefore, there is no basis for granting the prayer in the writ petition. As a result, the bench dismissed the current petition while restating the hopes and expectations that were already noted in the first section of this ruling.
The bench further stated in its ruling that they have no doubt that all of the Hon’ble Judges of the Court are aware of the reference to the Restatement of Values of Judicial Life adopted by the Full Court Meeting of the Supreme Court of India on 7th May 1997. They have complete confidence that the Honorable Judge(s) of this Court will give proper consideration to the same when making any statements at any time. The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct are in the same position.
A top TMC official cited this ruling when he said, “Whatever Justice Gangopadhyay said in the interview, did he fully uphold the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct? The issue will come up again later.
The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct are meant to set guidelines for judges’ moral behavior. They are made to establish a framework for the judiciary for controlling judicial conduct and offer advice to judges. Additionally, they are designed to help members of the executive and legislative branches, as well as lawyers and the general public, comprehend and support the judiciary.
While this was going on, Debangshu Bhattacharya, a TMC youth leader close to Abhishek, criticized Justice Gangopadhyay for his comments, writing on Facebook that “If I were there to take interview of the Justice, I would ask him ten more questions.”
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