DEBASISH KAR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners in this WP under art.226 dated December 22, 2011 are seeking the following principal relief:

(2.) THE order dated August 10,2011 has been issued by the Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal to the District Magistrate, Burdwan. It is regarding revised panel of lawyers for conducting civil and criminal cases in the district Burdwan. The Legal Remembrancer ordered that the existing panel should be treated as cancelled, and that the revised panel should be treated as effective from the date of the order. The thing dated August 11, 2011 is actually a letter of the ADM(G), Burdwan to the Sub -divisional Officer, Durgapur. Under the letter the ADM(G) forwarded to the Sub -divisional Officer the list of panel APPs and AGPs approved by the Legal Remembrancer., Government of West Bengal by his letter dated August 10, 2011.

(3.) COUNSEL for the petitioner argues as follows. The panel was prepared in contravention of the provisions of s.24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and para.111 of the L.R. Manual of the Government of West Bengal.