Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Recuses From Hearing PIL Against Ex-Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal Citing Personal Reasons

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam on Thursday recused from hearing a PIL against former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal for allegedly revealing the name of the deceased victim in the RG Kar rape and murder case.

The Chief Justice was presiding over a division bench which was hearing the matter but recused from hearing it when the matter was called upon this occasion.

In the protests that ensued from the brutal rape and murder case, fingers were pointed at Goyal's leadership of the police due to the alleged cover-up in the immediate aftermath of the event, as well as the ransacking of the hospital premises which occurred during protest marches across the city.

As a result, Goyal was transferred from his post with IPS officer Manoj Kumar Varma taking his place.

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