Kolkata: HC gives Biman and co 6 weeks for affidavit
Kolkata,
Feb
1:
Calcutta
High
Court
today
asked
three
CPI(M)
leaders,
including
Left
Front
chairman
Biman
Bose,
to
file
an
affidavit
within
six
weeks
for
making
disparaging
comments
on
the
court's
ruling
on
March
14
Nandigram
firing
incident.
The incident had claimed 14 lives and left 40 seriously injured.
A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar issued the ruling after the defendant's lawyer argued before the court praying for more time to file their report.
CPI(M) leaders Binoy Konar, Shyamal Chakraborty and Biman Bose made ''disparaging comments'' a few months ago when the High Court ordered the CBI to re-investigate the March 14 firing incident and pay due compensation to the victims.
The court took up the case on the statements made by the three leaders, which was aired on several television channels and reported by print media.
Three lawyer associations of Calcutta High Court, including the Bar Association and Incorporated Law Society, have filed five petitions before the court challenging the statements.
The case would come up for hearing after eight weeks.
UNI