The Calcutta High Court has declined to urgently hear a plea which sought the court’s intervention over statements made by Kolkata Police to media sources which allegedly tarnished Governor CV Ananda Bose’s office.
Counsel submitted that the police had made comments in the media which had allegedly tarnished the reputation of the Governor, who possessed constitutional immunity under Article 361.
Upon hearing the submission, the division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya stated that this could not be the basis for a PIL and that the Court was not capable of advising the Governor of the State on such an issue.
“There are no PILs on this, we can’t be advising what a governor should do in a PIL,” the bench stated.
According to local reports, Governor Bose has reportedly been accused by one of Raj Bhavan’s female employees of alleged sexual harassment. Local media states that the Governor has refused to allow the Kolkata Police to enter the Raj Bhavan premises to conduct their investigation based on the woman’s complaint.
It has also been reported that the Governor’s office had launched an online portal to share CCTV footage of the Raj Bhavan with the citizens in a bid to disprove the allegations. The Raj Bhavan also held a screening of the said footage for members of the press on its premises this morning.
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