Judge Vs Judge Row In Cal HC: Here's How Justice Gangopadhyaya Triggered 2 Special Supreme Court Sittings In 9 Months

A judicial spat between Justices Abhijit Gangopadhyaya and Soumen Sen of the Calcutta HC forced SC call a special sitting. Here's how Justice Gangopadhyaya triggered 2 such sittings in 9 months:

The bench on Saturday ordered stay on all proceedings before Calcutta High Court relating to caste certificate scam and issued notices to the West Bengal government and original petitioner before the high court.

Source : PTI

A judicial spat between Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyaya and Justice Soumen Sen of the Calcutta High Court forced the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of ‘order war' between the two judges on Friday. The top court called a special sitting of five judge bench comprising CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjeev Khanna, Justice B R Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Aniruddha Bose.  The bench on Saturday ordered stay on all proceedings before Calcutta High Court relating to caste