West Bengal / Mamata Banerjee faces 5 lakh rupees fine for seeking recusal of Calcutta HC judge

West Bengal | The Kolkata High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for demanding the removal of a judge from a case. He had demanded the removal of Kolkata High Court judge Kaushik Chand in a case. Mamata Banerjee had accused Judge Kaushik Chand of having relations with the BJP. The Trinamool Congress chief's application was rejected by Justice Kaushik Chand himself. However, people related to this whole matter say that Justice Kaushik Chand has decided not to hear the matter further on the basis of his personal discretion. Apart from this, the matter has been separated from its bench.

In fact, CM Mamta Banerjee has challenged her defeat in the Nandigram assembly seat against Shubhendu Adhikari in the Kolkata High Court. The hearing of this case was being done by the bench of Kaushik Chand. On this, Mamta Banerjee had demanded that he be separated from the case. He said that Kaushik Chand had relations with BJP. On this demand, the court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh. At the same time, at his discretion, he himself has decided to walk away from the case.

The court, while imposing a fine on Mamta Banerjee, said, 'Mamata Banerjee has tried to malign the image of the judiciary through this demand. The amount of fine imposed on them will be spent for the welfare of the families of the lawyers affected by Corona. Mamata Banerjee's reaction to the court's decision to impose the fine has not yet come to the fore.