File Affidavit On Panel's Post-Poll Violence Report: Court To Bengal

Bengal post poll violence: The seven-member committee recommended that investigation in grievous offences like murder and rape be handed over to the CBI, and these cases should be tried outside the state.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit stating its position on the National Human Rights Commission's report on post-poll violence in the state. A five-judge bench hearing a clutch of plea alleging that people were subjected to assault, made to flee homes and property was destroyed as a result of post-poll violence in Bengal, asked the state government to file its affidavit by July 26. The matter will be taken up for hearing again on July 28. In an indictment of the Mamata Banerjee government, the Human Rights Commission inquiry committee report had said the situation in the state is a manifestation of "Law of Ruler" instead of "Rule of Law".