While passing the order, a single-judge bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay said that the court has no faith in the state police as it has so far failed to arrest absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who allegedly masterminded the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on January 5.

Subsequently, the state government made a verbal appeal before a division bench headed by Justice Soumen Sen which admitted the petition and posted the matter for hearing on Thursday.

In October last year, Itisha Soren, an MBBS candidate, filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court alleging irregularities in the admissions of candidates in medical colleges and hospitals under the reservation category. According to the petitioner, several candidates were admitted to medical colleges in Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe seats by showing fake caste certificates. It was alleged that the said irregularities took place in Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, NRS Medical College and Hospital, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.

Hearing the petition on Wednesday, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities, saying that if any financial irregularities had taken place, they must be brought to light.

State Advocate General Kishore Datta objected to this order but Justice Gangopadhyay interrupted him and asked whether the state police had managed to arrest Shahjahan. The judge further said that there has been no positive step from the state police even after so much has taken place in the state. The court said that it had no faith in the state police, therefore it was of the view that the CBI would conduct an inquiry into the matter. The court also asked the advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner to make CBI a party to the case.