Bengal government given last chance to file supplementary affidavit in post-poll violence case

Calcutta High Court allows the State time till July 31

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted one last opportunity to the State of West Bengal to file a supplementary affidavit in the post-poll violence case. The Court allowed the State government time till July 31 to file the supplementary affidavit. During the hearing by the five Judge Bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, the State government sought time to submit supplementary affidavits in response to the report by a committee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The court allowed the State government to file supplementary affidavits by July 31. The State government had earlier this week filed a response to the NHRC committee report, dismissed the allegation, and alleged the NHRC report was biased against West Bengal’s ruling dispensation.