Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay not the first: When two SC judges quit judiciary to run for office
By resigning from the judiciary and announcing his decision to join politics on Tuesday, former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay has sparked a conversation on the propriety of such a move by a judge. Gangopadhyay said he would join the BJP, most probably on Thursday, and that it was up to the party to decide if he would contest the Lok Sabha elections.