Calcutta HC restrains Mamata Banerjee from making defamatory statement against Governor Ananda Bose
The Hindu
Calcutta High Court restrains Mamata Banerjee and others from defamatory statements against Governor Ananda Bose until August 14.
The Calcutta High Court on July 16 restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and three others from making any defamatory or incorrect statement against Governor CV Ananda Bose in an interim order till August 14.
Mr. Bose had moved a defamation suit against Ms. Banerjee, two newly-elected TMC MLAs Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar and party leader Kunal Ghosh.
He also prayed for an interim order restraining them from making any further comment in connection with alleged incidents at Raj Bhavan.
Speaking on an imbroglio over oath-taking of the two new MLAs, Ms. Banerjee had made certain comments, over which the governor moved the defamation suit before the high court.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought a report from the State government on a complaint that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had taken up works amounting to ₹387 crore in violation of rules in Varuna and Srirangapatna Assembly constituencies, allegedly on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s oral instructions.
“We are organising a health research convention, which comprises a couple of workshops, community-based learning, and also cardiac care. We also included a one-day seminar on medical education, how medical education has evolved in India and the U.K., and what we can learn from each other” said Dr. Piruthivi Sukumar Dean of the International Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds during his interaction with The Hindu.