e Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the stay on criminal cases registered against Suvendu Adhikari, the BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.
Luthra also referred to the West Bengal State amendment to Section 167 CrPC. He said that West Bengal is only State which allowed production of accused through video audio conference even before the Covid era. Luthra referred to 2(g).
The order was passed in view of the recent covid surge and restricted functioning of the High Court as well as the Subordinate Courts in the West Bengal and UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The transport and smuggling of birds through various courier services or packages or any other mode through inland transport or through airports in any manner shall be prohibited, the court said.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee passed this order while hearing a Petition filed by Debajyoti Deb.