Mohun Bagan used law intern to frame Justice Ganguly, alleges petitioner
Harish V. Nair | Mail Today | New Delhi, January 4, 2014 | UPDATED 09:24 IST
Justice (retd) A.K. Ganguly
The fresh petition filed by a Delhi-based doctor Padma Narayan Singh came a day after the Union cabinet began the process for his removal as WBHRC chief by approving a proposal to send a presidential reference to the Supreme Court.
"In this well planned criminal conspiracy against Justice Ganguly, Mohun Bagan used the said female intern who has prepared the case report on the club in the above arbitration matter... Mohun Bagan managing director Anjan Mitra has written to AIFF president Praful Patel asking him to review the judgment passed by Justice Ganguly on the ground of his questionable integrity as he had been accused by the said female intern of sexually harassing her," Singh's petition read.
The petition Singh also demanded staying all proceedings against Ganguly as the intern's blog was "timebarred" and restrain any effort to remove him as the head of WBHRC. The plea alleged that the club wanted to use the situation to demand Rs.2 crore back from the AIFF.
An SC bench agreed to hear the petition on Monday but refused to stay the initiation of criminal action against Ganguly as demanded by the petitioner. Mohun Bagan finance secretary Debashish Dutta laughed off Singh's allegation.
"We are not at all bothered by this allegation. We have stated our stance on the verdict earlier and had even conveyed it to the AIFF a month back," Dutta said.
Ganguly was appointed the arbitrator by the AIFF in a case involving Mohun Bagan following a stone pelting incident during an I-League derby against East Bengal on December 8, 2012, in which 40 people were injured. It was in connection with this case that Ganguly was at the Le-Meridien hotel in the Capital along with the law intern on December 24, 2012, when the alleged molestation took place.
Ganguly had imposed a two year ban on the club for walking out of the match, which was subsequently reduced to a fine of Rs.2 crore following the club's appeal to the AIFF executive council.
East Bengal players carry a Mohun Bagan player hit by a stone during their December 8, 2012, match.
Plea for review
Following Ganguly's indictment by the SC panel, Mitra had written a letter to AIFF president Patel which read: "We draw your kind attention to the news reports regarding SC ex-judge A.K. Ganguly who has been accused of molesting an intern. Please note that this is the same person who recommended a harsh decision against our club in the last season for a field incident during the I-League... Having had to pay Rs.2 crore last season to the AIFF, our financial balance was affected to the extent that we have not been able to pay salaries to our players for the last season."
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