Calcutta HC single bench recuses itself from hearing four applications of 'sand mafioso' Tulu Mondal
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A single bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday (September 28, 2026) recused itself from hearing four criminal revision applications by alleged illegal sand and stone trader Md. Nazibuddin Mondal, better known as Tulu Mondal, since it has already dismissed a similar petition by him on September 22.
Police have seized 5kg of gold bars and over βΉ28.53 crore in cash, amounting to a total of nearly βΉ50 crore, from the residence of Mondal's alleged associate at Mohammad Bazar in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Releasing the matters from his court, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed that those be placed before the Chief Justice for appropriate orders.
Justice Bhattacharyya noted that a coordinate bench of the High Court had on September 21 released the four criminal revisional applications due to pendency of other matters before his court concerning Mondal.
After the coordinate bench released the four applications, those were assigned to Justice Bhattacharya.
Justice Bhattacharyya observed that after disposal of a quashing application, no other matter concerning Mondal is pending before his court.
He directed that, owing to that, the matters be released from his court and placed before the Chief Justice for passing appropriate orders.
Justice Bhattacharyya had on September 22 dismissed another revisional application filed by the alleged illegal sand and stone trader against an arrest warrant and proclamation as a fugitive by a lower court.
Dismissing the application, the Court noted that Mondal left India on May 23 and, as such, there was no need to interfere with the orders of the lower court.
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