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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicJustice Abhijit Gangopadhyay

Topic: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay

In big Calcutta HC ruling on Bengal TET scam case, relief for 32,000 teachers & a message to courts

HC overturned own 2023 ruling by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay that cancelled appointments of around 32,000 primary teachers, recruited on basis of 2014 Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET).

Drama mars Waqf JPC meet as TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee smashes glass bottle during argument with BJP MP

Reacting to allegations of bias, BJP’s Jagdambika Pal said he would resign as chairperson of JPC on Waqf (Amendment) Bill if panel members felt he was treating them unfairly.

From HC to people’s court — how ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay is gearing up for Tamluk poll debut

Sitting MP is younger brother of Suvendu Adhikari. TMC candidate is Debangshu Bhattacharya of ‘Khela Hobe’ fame, while Sayan Banerjee is CPI(M)’s nominee for seat voting Saturday.

‘Brought damage, disrepute to Bengal’ — EC bars BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hrs

This was in response to 'low-level' statements made by BJP candidate against Mamata. TMC had approached EC requesting action against ex-judge for violating Model Code of Conduct.

Bengal is ready for BJP’s Bhadralok Hindutva. Bhadralok Marxism is on its way out

Bengal has always had Bhadralok who were inclined toward the nationalist school of thought and had a strong sense of Hindu religiosity.

If parties co-opt judges into political system, the last bastion of Indian democracy will fall

We live in an age when the whole country looks to the judiciary to keep the legislative and the executive branches in check. Should we allow political parties to win judges over to their side?

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A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.