It was an ordinary day at the Supreme Court in Calcutta. Two groups of lawyers represent clients in a land dispute case. After hearing the arguments, the judge gives his verdict. Judge Joy Sengupta ruled that a barrier installed on the disputed land should be removed. What happened next left everyone stunned. The deputy court clerk lost consciousness while recording Judge Sengupta's verdict. Seeing this, the judge surprisingly reversed his ruling, saying instead that the high court would not intervene in the case. The judge ordered the applicants to apply to a lower court.
What is this land dispute?
The land dispute between Govind Mandal and Sudeep Pal of Khidirpur in Murshidabad district, West Bengal has been going on for a long time. In May last year, the matter heated up when both sides resorted to violence against each other. It is alleged that after the skirmish, Govind Mandal placed a shield over the disputed land during the night.
Sudeep Pal reported the incident to the police, asking them to intervene. However, after police inaction, he filed a complaint with Calcutta's Superior Court.
During court proceedings, Sudeep Pal's lawyer argued that Govind Mandal had unlawfully placed shivling on disputed land and that the case required court intervention due to police inaction. In response, Govind Mandal's lawyer Mrityunjay Chattopadhyay insisted that his client did not place the shivling on the ground and that the religious symbol naturally emerged from the ground.
After hearing the arguments, Judge Sengupta delivered his verdict, ordering the barrier removed from the disputed land. The deputy clerk was recording the verdict when he suddenly fainted, causing a commotion.
Judge Sengupta later changed his decision, saying that the court would not intervene in the case and that the matter should be resolved by the lower court as a civil case.
