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Establishment of Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri

Establishment of Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri

The President of India  has issued the Calcutta High Court (Establishment of Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri) Order, 2019 for establishment of Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri.

The said order shall come into force on 07.02.2019.

The order provides that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court shall decide on the names of the judges who will act as single Judges or members of the Division Bench at Jalpaiguri.

It has also been provided that the jurisdiction of the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri would be in respect of cases arising in the Districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar in the State of West Bengal.

However,the Chief Justice of that High Court may order that any case or class of cases arising in any such district shall be heard at Kolkata.

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