Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign on March 5; likely to join politics

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign on March 5; likely to join politics

Justice Abhineet Gangopadhyay declares his resignation

Kolkata, 03 March (HS): Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay is scheduled to retire on August 10 this year. But, before that, he will take retirement from the post of High Court judge on March 5. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay himself announced his resignation on Sunday.

There is an uproar in the political arena due the timing of his resignation. He is resigning just before the Lok Sabha elections. In the last few years, he has been seen repeatedly taking charge against the Mamata Banerjee government. Hence, there is speculation that he will resign and join politics.

Former Justice Ashok Gangopadhyay said that the Constitution of India has given judges the right to resign. He said, Article 217-1 of the Constitution provides the right to resignation of judges. For this, the serving judges will have to apply by writing a letter to the President of the country in their own hand.

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay said that he will resign on Tuesday by writing a letter to President Droupadi Murmu. Apart from that, he will write a letter to the judge of Calcutta High Court and the Chief Justice of the country and inform them about his resignation.

However, he did not give any indication as to which party he would join after resigning from the post of judge.