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Nandigram plea: Judge exits case, imposes Rs 5-lakh fine on Mamata

Releasing the election petition of Banerjee, Justice Chanda said that he was doing so in order to thwart at the outset attempts by trouble-mongers to keep the controversy alive.

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses media, at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Kolkata
Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court Wednesday recused from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition challenging the election of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, while imposing a cost of Rs 5 lakh for the manner in which the recusal was sought.
 
Releasing the election petition of Banerjee, Justice Chanda said that he was doing so in order to thwart at the outset attempts by trouble-mongers to keep the controversy alive.
 
"A deliberate and conscious attempt was made to influence my decision before the recusal application was placed before me for judicial consideration on June

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