Justice Debangshu Basak, the ‘lead judge’ or a ‘senior judge’ of a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court hearing the RG Kar rape and murder case, on Thursday, recused from hearing the matter.

However, it is not yet clear why Justice Basak recused from hearing in the matter.

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Now the matter will be referred to the Calcutta High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Sujay Paul, who will decide on the new Division Bench to hear the matter.

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The parents of the woman junior doctor of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who became a victim of rape and murder within the........

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