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- Milan Pradhan was arrested in connection with a 20-year-old case related to land acquisition protests.
- The arrest occurred shortly after the West Bengal Chief Minister announced support for the Congress candidate following the withdrawal of her party candidate.
- Justice Sougata Bhattacharyya noted the government provided no court order justifying the arrest.
- The judge ruled that the candidate must be permitted to participate in the upcoming by-election.
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- State government compliance with the court order
- Development of the 2007 criminal case against Milan Pradhan
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Named India · Nandigram · Bharatiya Janata Party · Calcutta High Court · Congress · Mamata Banerjee · Milan Pradhan · Sougata Bhattacharyya
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