Calcutta HC Justice moves Supreme Court after Division Bench stays some of his recent orders

Recently, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's single bench had ordered a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal government schools.

However, the order was later stayed by a division bench of the same court.

Following that, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's single bench had sought an account of the movable and immovable assets of the former SSC adviser Shanti Prasad Singh in a teacher recruitment case.

This order of the single bench too was later stayed by the division bench.

Meanwhile, a division bench of Justice Harish Tandon directed that the counter-sealed envelope containing the account of former SSC adviser Shanti Prasad Singh's assets not be opened.

Alleging that the particular division bench was repeatedly acting as a stumbling block to the orders passed by the single bench for the "benefit of someone else", Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, in wake of the recent incidents, has sought an intervention of the country's apex court.

"Let the country see what is going on with the illegal employment," according to Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay. "Let the whole thing be judged."

At the same time, Justice Gangopadhyay, said in a written administrative directive that a lawyer had visited his chamber at the High Court on Tuesday to speak on behalf of an influential politician on all these cases.

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay said he had folded his hands and apologised, and asked the person to forgive him and to leave.

Justice Gangopadhyay said he will reveal the name of that person only if the Chief Justice wants to know.

Alleging that his hands are being tied again and again by the division bench, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has appealed to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and also the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to "look into the matter and probe the ongoing corruption."