Judges Argue Openly in Kolkata Flyover Collapse Case
The judges argued over granting of bail to the accused in the Vivekanada Flyover collapse case.
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Two judges argued in open court today over granting of bail to those accused in connection with the Vivekananda Road flyover collapse.
Justice C S Karnan differed with brother judge Justice Ashim Kumar Roy over bail to ten accused persons after earlier agreeing to refuse bail to them.
Justice Karnan, however, had a change of mind later and signed in favour of granting bail to the accused yesterday, 18 days after the bail prayers were refused by the division bench.
Justice Roy objected to Justice Karnan’s decision as they sat in the court together as part of the division bench today.
Justice Karnan said after going through the papers relating to the case afresh in his chamber, he felt bail should be granted to the ten accused and as such decided in favour of granting of bail.
The bail prayers of the ten accused are likely to be referred to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on whether it should be sent to a third judge owing to the disagreement.
The Calcutta High Court Bar Association held an urgent general body meeting later in the day and decided not to attend the court of Justice Karnan.
“We held a general body meeting wherein a majority decision was taken not to participate in any judicial proceedings before the court of Justice Karnan,” Bar Association General Secretary Suranjan Dasgupta said alleging “misbehaviour” by the judge.
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