In a significant development, Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly resigned from his post on Tuesday (March 5). Following his resignation, Justice Ganguly said that he would join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 7. "The party will decide a role for me," he added.
He sent his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu with copies to CJI DY Chandrachud and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC TS Sivagnanam, sources said. Earlier in the day, Justice Ganguly came to his chamber at the high court, following which the resignation letter was sent.
Directives issued by Justice Ganguly
Notably, he has issued several directives instructing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe allegations of irregularities in the recruitment processes of teaching and non-teaching staff in West Bengal government-sponsored and -aided schools.
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