Manjula Chellur to monitor probe into post-poll violence

Retired Chief Justice of Calcutta HC takes up assignment

The Calcutta High Court on Friday appointed former Chief Justice of the High Court Manjula Chellur to monitor the Special Investigation Team ( SIT) probe into the post-poll violence in West Bengal. The court, in its August 19 order, had directed that the SIT be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge. “On account of immediate non-availability of a retired Honourable Supreme Court Judge to take up the assignment, we deem it appropriate to modify the aforesaid part of the order, while adding that the working of the SIT is to be monitored by a retired Chief Justice of a High Court. Further we had requested Honourable Ms. Justice Manjula Chellur, retired Chief Justice of this Court, to take up the assignment. She has very graciously accepted our request. We accordingly appoint her to overview the working of SIT,” the order said. The order on Friday was by the court’s five-judge Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, which had passed the August 19 order.