Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 4: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to appear before the Supreme Court on Wednesday to personally argue the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case, in what is being described as a historic first.
The matter will be heard on February 4 in Courtroom 1 by a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
Banerjee has moved an application seeking permission to appear in person. According to sources and senior registry officials, she will argue the case herself before the Chief Justice-led bench.
The Supreme Court’s causelist shows that she has filed the application as a “party in person.”
If carried through, this will be the first instance of a sitting Chief Minister appearing in person to argue a case in the apex court.
Records show that Banerjee completed her law degree from Jogesh Chandra Choudhury College of Law, Kolkata.
Reacting to the development, former Additional Solicitor General K C Kaushik told TNIE that no sitting Chief Minister has previously appeared in court to argue a case.
“It is historic. In my 45 years in the legal profession, I have never seen this happen,” he said.