Calcutta HC chief justice oversees appointment of district judges for West Bengal SIR
Calcutta high court chief justice Sujoy Paul on Sunday held a two-hour meeting with top state bureaucrats and Election Commission officials as the first batch of serving and retired district judicial officers was appointed to adjudicate disputed voter claims during the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said. The Calcutta high court. (PTI File) “State chief secretary Nandini Chakraborty, director general of police Peeyush Pandey, Kolkata police commissioner Supratim Sarkar and the Election Commission’s (EC) special election observer Subrata Gupta were among those present at the meeting at the high court from 4pm to 6pm,” a court official said, requesting anonymity. “Around 100 serving and retired judges and additional judges from various district courts were appointed till 4pm. The others will be appointed on Tuesday,” the officer added. With West Bengal having 294 assembly constituencies, an equal number of serving and retired judicial officers are likely to be appointed to dispose of around 4.5 million disputed claims filed by voters during the SIR. These cases are to be …



