New bench set up, judge drops West Bengal scam cases

A judge of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, has removed all cases related to teacher recruitment in state-run schools that were referred to the Supreme Court from his list. This move was made after the Chief Justice set up a division bench, led by Justice Debangsu Basak, to hear these cases. Justice Gangopadhyay, however, did not give his decision on cases that were pending adjudication in the HC division bench.