Jalpaiguri circuit bench likely to be inaugurated in September

Kolkata: The much-awaited Jalpaiguri circuit bench of Calcutta High Court is likely to be inaugurated in the second week of September, a senior officer of West Bengal government has said.

The circuit bench will be temporarily housed at the Jalpaiguri zilla parishad dak bungalow, which has been refurbished for the purpose, the officer told PTI.

"The zilla parishad dak bungalow on Station Road is ready to house the Jalpaiguri circuit bench temporarily and the final inspection of the infrastructure there is also complete. We are expecting to inaugurate it in mid-September," he said.

The state administration is trying to fix the date for holding the inauguration programme of the circuit bench on September 10 and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate it, the IAS officer said.

The Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya along with four other senior judges, state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak and state Tourism minister Goutam Deb had made an inspection of the preparations at the dak bungalow last week.

"They appeared to be quite satisfied with the infrastructure of the building," the officer said.