Overview
- West Bengal’s Advocate General Kishore Datta, who resigned Tuesday after the BJP won 206 seats, sent his letter to Governor R N Ravi.
- Lawyers from the BJP’s legal cell asked Chief Justice Sujoy Paul to hold verdicts and orders in state cases until a new cabinet is formed.
- Justice Krishna Rao disapproved any halt, saying a three‑week pause would be like closing the court, and signaled that cases should proceed.
- A new Advocate General will be named after the BJP‑led cabinet is sworn in, with the state proposing a candidate and the Governor appointing under Article 165.
- The Advocate General is the state’s top law officer who advises and represents the government, and it is common for the post to change when a new administration takes office.