Since June 2022, the Governor has neither given his assent nor rejected the West Bengal Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which makes the Chief Minister the Chancellor of all State Universities instead of him.
While considering gravity of the offence as a factor for determining grant of bail, the court does not have to adjudicate on the elements of the crime and find out its extent, the Bench held.
A contempt case was initiated after scores of lawyers gathered outside Justice Mantha's courtroom and prevented him from holding proceedings on January 9.
The Court made the observation while hearing a contempt case initiated by Justice Rajashekhar Mantha against lawyers who had blocked access to his courtroom on January 9.
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