West Bengal Post Poll Violence Case : Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES

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28 Sept 2021 12:25 PM IST

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The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the August 19 order of the Calcutta High Court directing CBI investigation into cases of murder, rape and offences against women which happened during the post-poll violence in the state.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal is appearing for the West Bengal Government before a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran...

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28 Sept 2021 12:28 PM IST
Sibal : Till which date does post poll violence continue. If CM took oath in May and you’ve an incident in July, will that be post poll violence?
28 Sept 2021 12:28 PM IST
Sibal : Naturally till the May 5, when the CM took over. The responsibility of law and order is through the EC. Police is under the direct control of ECI.
28 Sept 2021 12:27 PM IST
Sibal : The election results were declared on May 2. The Chief Minister took office on May 5. Your Lordships will have to decide what do you mean by post poll violence.
Justice Saran : This is a question which is important. Till when is the control of EC there?
28 Sept 2021 12:26 PM IST
Sibal : These are broad submissions I wish to make. These kind of proceedings have not been seen anywhere before what happened in Calcutta High Court.

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Sibal : Till which date does post poll violence continue. If CM took oath in May and you’ve an incident in July, will that be post poll violence?

Sibal : Naturally till the May 5, when the CM took over. The responsibility of law and order is through the EC. Police is under the direct control of ECI.

Sibal : The election results were declared on May 2. The Chief Minister took office on May 5. Your Lordships will have to decide what do you mean by post poll violence.Justice Saran : This is a question which is important. Till when is the control of EC there?

Sibal : These are broad submissions I wish to make. These kind of proceedings have not been seen anywhere before what happened in Calcutta High Court.

Sibal : The election results were declared on May 2. The Chief Minister took office on May 5. Your Lordships will have to decide what do you mean by post poll violence.
Justice Saran : This is a question which is important. Till when is the control of EC there?