HC adjourns till Monday hearing on bail prayers of GJM leaders

The Calcutta High Court today adjourned till Monday the hearing on anticipatory bail prayers of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and others in connection with the murder of All India Gorkha League chairman Madan Tamang as stayed away from work for the third day citing hot and humid conditions.
A division bench, comprising Justice Ashim Kumar Roy and Justice I C Das, had asked the counsel of the GJM leaders to be present in the court in the second half of the day after he was not there in the pre-lunch session when the matter was called for hearing.

Counsel Sayan De for the GJM leaders pleaded that the matter be adjourned till Monday.
There was no counsel present in the court on behalf of CBI owing to the ceasework.
The plea was granted by the bench, which adjourned several other matters also owing to absence of counsel on behalf of both the litigants and the state prosecution.
Most of the other courts too wore a deserted look as a large percentage of lawyers remained absent owing to the three-day ceasework a resolution for which had been taken on June 8 by the Calcutta High Court Bar Association through a majority vote.