The High Court judge had found himself in the dock after the Supreme Court observed that his TV interview specifically naming Abhishek Banerjee had prejudiced his reasoning.
Supreme Court said judges have no business giving television interviews on pending matters, and if they were to do so, the concerned judge could not hear the case discussed
The court sought a report from the Calcutta High Court's Registrar General as to whether Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had taken part in a TV interview last September.