Calcutta Excessive Court docket Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Monday defined his determination to give up legislation and be part of politics. Talking with ANI, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay said that his work within the judiciary is completed, and now he desires to serve individuals.”In courtroom, a choose offers with the issues which come earlier than him if an individual information a case. However in our nation and likewise in our state, West Bengal, there are numerous very helpless individuals. Which I’ve discovered. So I’ve thought that solely the political area can provide individuals who wish to take steps in respect of these helpless individuals an opportunity to behave for them,” he said.
“I’m going to resign from the submit of a choose in Calcutta Excessive Court docket. For the final two or extra years, I’ve been coping with some issues, particularly training issues, concerning which an enormous corruption has been found and unearthed. A lot of vital individuals within the training sector of this authorities are actually languishing in jail, underneath trial. I felt whereas doing these issues of labour laws that my job on this obligation of a choose was over,” he said.
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— ANI (@ANI) March 4, 2024
Nonetheless, the choose didn’t say which social gathering he would be part of or whether or not he would run within the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
Justice Gangopadhyay, who joined the excessive courtroom in 2018, was set to retire in 5 months, in August 2024.
In January 2024, Justice Gangopadhyaya’s judicial quarrel with fellow choose Justice Soumen Sen of the Calcutta Excessive Court docket prompted the Supreme Court docket to take suo motu cognizance of the 2 judges’ ‘order battle’.