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Cigarettes and Gutkha Banned in Court, Chief Justice Proposes Metal Detectors
- •An initiative has been taken to completely ban cigarettes, pan, and gutkha in the Calcutta High Court and district courts.
- •The Chief Justice has sent a letter to the judges of the district courts regarding the strict enforcement of the ban.
- •A proposal has been made to screen everyone entering court premises using metal detectors to enhance security.
- •The High Court expressed concern over attacks on lawyers and directed the state to submit a further action report by December 11.
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Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam (also referred to as Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge) has initiated a complete ban on cigarettes, pan, and gutkha across the Calcutta High Court and district courts. Additionally, a proposal has been introduced to screen everyone entering court premises using metal detectors to tighten security.
The Calcutta High Court addressed several violent incidents, including attacks with bottles at Baruipur Court, Calcutta's Bankshall Court, Chandannagar Court, and the residence of lawyer Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, as well as an egg-throwing incident targeting lawyer Sayan Banerjee at Baruipur Court.
The division bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justice Om Narayan Rai has directed the state government to submit a further action report regarding court security and related matters by December 11.
