"I have visited the department only for three days, I will seek help of my officers whose experience will definitely help me," he said.

The case pertains to the murder in Birbhum district of Sagar Ghosh, who had in 2013 fought panchayat elections as an Independent candidate.

The WB government filed an appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta HC challenging a single-judge order.

A prayer by state counsel Kalyan Bandopadhyay for stay on the order to allow the WB government to move an appeal was rejected by the court.