Calcutta HC single bench recuses itself from hearing four applications of 'sand mafioso' Tulu Mondal
A Calcutta High Court judge has recused himself from hearing four criminal revision applications filed by alleged illegal trader Tulu Mondal. The decision follows the judge's previous dismissal of a related petition and the lack of other pending matters concerning the accused in his court.
Why it matters
The case underscores the legal complexities surrounding high-profile corruption and illegal trade investigations in West Bengal.
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 ₹28.53 crore in cash, amounting to a total of nearly ₹50 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.
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