Summary:
Decks were cleared for starting operations at the circuit bench after President of India in consultation with the West Bengal governor and Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court gave life to the bench through an order titled Calcutta High Court (Establishment of Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri) Order, 2019 on February 7. The high court is thus taking a month for starting operations at the circuit bench in Jalpaiguri.Setting up a circuit bench of the high court in Jalpaiguri has been a longstanding demand of the people of north Bengal. “The Centre didn’t spend any money for setting up the circuit bench. The bench comes under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court. The bench belongs to the Calcutta High Court,” Banerjee had said on Friday.Addressing a press meet, the CM said that the circuit bench cannot start operations even after the PM unveiled it..