West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Counsel who was fighting a defamation case against her and her government by Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has been changed. The matter of change of counsel has been intimated to the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court by renowned law firm Fox & Mandal. Sanjay Basu has been replaced by four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and senior advocate of CalcutTA High Court Kalyan Banersi. The Governor filed a defamation suit against four persons, including the Chief Minister, last year after a controversy over the oath-taking ceremony of two newly-elected legislators. The Chief Minister’s name was first in the list of those against whom it was filed. The case is now being heard by the Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnananm of the High Court in Kolkata, West Bengal. The decision in the case is expected to be made in the next few days.
