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Former Calcutta HC Chief Justice resigns from West Bengal SIR appellate tribunal

Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and one of 19 retired judges the Commission appointed to appellate tribunals under the Supreme Court's March 2026 directions, resigned from his tribunal days after West Bengal's assembly elections concluded.

Relates to the tribunals of retired High Court judges recorded as sir-rules-wb-appellate-tribunals (2026-03-20). No reason for the resignation was reported; the article does not say whether a replacement was named. Not previously recorded.

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